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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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | |
3961 | 4261 | 4864 | 4948 | 5490 | 5355 | 5436 | 5236 | 5000 | 5385 | 5240 | 5173 | 5873 | 4997 | 5023 | 4688 | 4096 | 4189 | 3406 | 2287 | 2698 | 2154 | 1556 | 1178 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.28m | 1:45AM1.51m | 2:07PM1.37m | 2:18AM1.58m | 2:39PM1.45m | 2:48AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.27m | 8:06PM0.28m | 8:37AM0.19m | 8:37PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
69 | 48 | 53 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 5240 | 5173 | 5873 | 4997 | 5023 | 4688 | 4096 | 4189 | 3406 | 2287 | 2698 | 2154 | 1556 | 1178 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | E 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SSE 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
— | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1531 | 18 | 475 | 404 | 18 | 305 | 1051 | 241 | 208 | 177 | 192 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 18 | — | 18 | 18 | 32 | 55 | 231 | 196 | 201 | 377 | 357 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 |
3961 | 4261 | 4864 | 4948 | 5490 | 5355 | 5436 | 5236 | 5000 | 5385 | — | — | — | — | 701 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 693 | 689 | 617 | 209 | 287 | 286 | 287 | 172 | 210 | 210 | 172 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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