Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 11 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 269 | 714 | 241 | 243 | 356 | 463 | 985 | 1044 | 985 | 834 | 1550 | 1444 | 1250 | 1141 | 1074 | 974 | 897 | 857 | 731 | 718 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.76m | 4:39AM1.64m | 4:57PM1.77m | 5:09AM1.61m | 5:27PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.00m | 10:38PM0.06m | 10:43AM0.00m | 11:08PM0.06m | 11:12AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 25 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 308 | 269 | 274 | 235 | 240 | 198 | 463 | 195 | 261 | 985 | 834 | 1550 | 1444 | 1250 | 1141 | 1074 | 974 | 897 | 857 | 731 | 718 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 260 | 209 | 164 | 241 | 93 | 66 | 198 | 272 | 151 | 336 | 370 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 71 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 225 | 199 | 29 | 126 | 42 | — | 38 | 37 | 20 | 106 | 71 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 714 | 103 | 243 | 356 | 331 | 985 | 1044 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 141 | 170 | 29 | 172 | 170 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 177 | 0 | 0 |
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