
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 10AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
302 | 220 | 551 | 561 | 530 | 510 | 473 | 410 | 1267 | 2432 | 3809 | 4898 | 7338 | 7382 | 5686 | 4821 | 4004 | 3030 | 2480 | 2265 | 1758 | 1064 | 1346 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.02m | 10:56PM1.12m | 12:17PM1.11m | 00:46AM1.23m | 1:26PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.61m | 4:00PM0.67m | 5:47AM0.59m | 6:29PM0.58m | 7:11AM0.44m | 7:39PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
112 | 220 | 551 | 561 | 530 | 510 | 473 | 410 | 402 | 2432 | 3809 | 4898 | 7338 | 7382 | 5686 | 4821 | 4004 | 3030 | 2480 | 2265 | 1758 | 987 | 1346 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
218 | 176 | 66 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 58 | 1267 | 394 | 325 | 223 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 60 | — | 763 | 590 | 573 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | SSW 26 | SSW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — |
121 | 119 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 69 | 367 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 250 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
302 | 220 | 188 | 172 | 163 | 102 | 148 | 135 | 108 | 98 | 106 | 98 | 117 | 180 | 229 | 273 | 366 | 530 | 681 | 770 | 1060 | 1064 | 929 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 170 | 0 | 627 | 227 | 627 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 589 | 589 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 170 | 171 | 170 | 227 | 170 |
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