
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 10PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
631 | 550 | 515 | 444 | 415 | 353 | 398 | 368 | 383 | 450 | 470 | 422 | 376 | 404 | 495 | 495 | 441 | 431 | 375 | 327 | 282 | 241 | 244 | 210 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.39m | 2:37AM1.57m | 3:10PM1.52m | 3:26AM1.64m | 3:56PM1.63m | 4:11AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.29m | 8:59AM0.14m | 9:16PM0.19m | 9:44AM0.06m | 10:04PM0.12m | 10:25AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
631 | 550 | 515 | 444 | 415 | 279 | 287 | 368 | 383 | 450 | 470 | 422 | 376 | 404 | 495 | 495 | 441 | 431 | 375 | 327 | 282 | 241 | 244 | 210 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 353 | 296 | 281 | 222 | 166 | 166 | 133 | 104 | 88 | 77 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 42 | 33 | 39 | 36 | 53 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 28 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 46 | 62 | 39 | 61 | 39 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
249 | 350 | 411 | 389 | 352 | — | 398 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 86 | 120 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 202 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 170 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
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