
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1493 | 1917 | 2194 | 2405 | 2531 | 2977 | 1756 | 3552 | 2708 | 2795 | 2724 | 2267 | 2275 | 2253 | 2219 | 2185 | 2049 | 2104 | 2136 | 1735 | 1167 | 910 | 748 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.61m | 5:48AM1.53m | 6:22PM1.57m | 6:34AM1.42m | 7:11PM1.50m | 7:23AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.20m | 12:02PM0.13m | 00:34AM0.28m | 12:47PM0.21m | 1:26AM0.38m | 1:33PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
1493 | 1917 | 2194 | 2405 | 2531 | 2977 | 1756 | 3552 | 2708 | 2795 | 2724 | 2267 | 2275 | 2253 | 2219 | 2185 | 2049 | 2104 | 2136 | 1735 | 1167 | 910 | 748 | 614 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | SSW 18 | E 7 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 9 | — | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 454 | 8 | 1214 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 92 | 298 | 2 | — | 57 | 163 | 163 | 165 | 180 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — |
9 | — | 11 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
14 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 28 | 57 | 67 | 57 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 294 | 227 | 0 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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