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Van Stadens Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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Van Stadens Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 12PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | |
980 | 774 | 548 | 461 | 439 | 454 | 476 | 399 | 299 | 252 | 268 | 258 | 290 | 241 | 204 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 171 | 151 | 200 | 200 | 347 | 1292 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:29AM1.07m | 10:49PM1.17m | 11:31AM1.08m | 00:15AM1.28m | 12:43PM1.18m | 1:07AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.59m | 5:27AM0.61m | 5:43PM0.54m | 6:45AM0.50m | 6:46PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
980 | 454 | 428 | 461 | 306 | 454 | 476 | 399 | 299 | 252 | 258 | 258 | 215 | 205 | 204 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 171 | 138 | 200 | 145 | 170 | 153 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
— | 774 | 548 | — | — | 256 | 256 | 197 | 190 | 219 | 268 | 232 | 259 | 241 | 172 | 172 | 169 | 163 | 154 | 151 | 138 | 30 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 34 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 |
567 | 565 | — | 390 | 439 | 629 | — | 662 | — | — | — | — | 290 | — | 7 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 200 | 347 | 1292 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 172 | 30 | 29 | 294 | 413 |
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