Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 980 | 907 | 923 | 710 | 802 | 2068 | 1065 | 1169 | 2655 | 3028 | 7262 | 6701 | 6124 | 5222 | 3135 | 2784 | 2708 | 2390 | 2356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.23m | 2:33AM1.34m | 3:03PM1.33m | 3:07AM1.42m | 3:34PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.49m | 8:52AM0.34m | 9:02PM0.40m | 9:22AM0.25m | 9:35PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 24 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 980 | 907 | 923 | 710 | 700 | 240 | 1065 | 1169 | 2655 | 3028 | 7262 | 6701 | 6124 | 5222 | 3135 | 2784 | 2708 | 2390 | 2356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 6 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 561 | 553 | 419 | 479 | 29 | 39 | 590 | 635 | 21 | 1549 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 13 | — | — | 190 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | WSW 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 52 | 29 | 21 | 154 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | — | — | 802 | 2068 | 373 | 313 | 340 | 515 | — | — | — | — | 434 | 381 | 100 | 261 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 161 | 172 | 170 | 172 | 671 | 323 | 295 | 323 | 213 | 227 | 227 | 624 | 227 | 0 | 177 |
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