
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 2PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2927 | 2371 | 2205 | 2417 | 2601 | 2561 | 2345 | 2201 | 2011 | 1914 | 1500 | 1271 | 980 | 907 | 826 | 710 | 936 | 1169 | 2113 | 1249 | 2845 | 3715 | 6860 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.12m | 1:52AM1.24m | 2:28PM1.23m | 2:33AM1.34m | 3:03PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.55m | 7:42PM0.59m | 8:17AM0.45m | 8:27PM0.49m | 8:52AM0.34m | 9:02PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
2927 | 2371 | 2205 | 2417 | 2601 | 2561 | 2345 | 2201 | 2011 | 1914 | 1500 | 1271 | 980 | 907 | 826 | 710 | 700 | 1169 | 590 | 1249 | 2845 | 3715 | 6860 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 6 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 |
181 | 185 | 167 | 167 | 122 | 122 | 102 | 86 | 85 | 64 | 481 | 475 | 561 | 553 | 494 | 479 | 30 | 237 | 42 | 635 | 21 | 1377 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 75 | 35 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 39 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 13 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 17 | — | — | 936 | 143 | 2113 | 238 | 395 | 576 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 210 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 671 | 323 | 213 |
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