Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 12PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
884 | 1187 | 1374 | 1610 | 2044 | 2574 | 3299 | 3992 | 3992 | 3809 | 3415 | 3257 | 2733 | 2561 | 2392 | 2235 | 2121 | 2107 | 1885 | 1060 | 882 | 3253 | 3393 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.65m | 6:14AM1.43m | 6:35PM1.52m | 6:54AM1.29m | 7:21PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.12m | 00:13AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.23m | 00:52AM0.33m | 12:57PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
884 | 1187 | 1374 | 1610 | 2044 | 2574 | 3299 | 3992 | 3992 | 3809 | 3415 | 3257 | 2733 | 2561 | 2392 | 2235 | 2121 | 2107 | 1885 | 1060 | 702 | 555 | 403 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
170 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — |
65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 25 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 371 | 882 | 3253 | 3393 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 170 | 170 | 453 | 29 | 294 | 397 |
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