
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 2AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7746 | 7776 | 6010 | 4821 | 4004 | 3030 | 2480 | 2265 | 1758 | 1090 | 1346 | 854 | 649 | 663 | 591 | 375 | 367 | 361 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:46AM1.23m | 1:26PM1.30m | 1:44AM1.38m | 2:11PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.58m | 7:11AM0.44m | 7:39PM0.41m | 7:59AM0.27m | 8:24PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
7746 | 7776 | 6010 | 4821 | 4004 | 3030 | 2480 | 2265 | 1758 | 915 | 1346 | 770 | 649 | 538 | 425 | 375 | 327 | 282 | 241 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
19 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 59 | — | 833 | 590 | 484 | 854 | 553 | 663 | 591 | 286 | 367 | 361 | 314 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | 209 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 106 | 169 | 77 | 77 | 77 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
81 | 124 | 191 | 266 | 357 | 447 | 532 | 694 | 1163 | 1090 | 951 | 1347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 325 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 589 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 202 | 170 | 209 | 210 | 227 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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