Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 12AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2099 | 2253 | 2947 | 3102 | 3162 | 2164 | 1775 | 1385 | 1022 | 840 | 778 | 765 | 426 | 709 | 718 | 815 | 932 | 1101 | 1272 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.42m | 2:36AM1.53m | 3:05PM1.58m | 3:19AM1.62m | 3:44PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.29m | 8:53AM0.14m | 9:14PM0.16m | 9:32AM0.03m | 9:55PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 2099 | 2253 | 2947 | 3102 | 3162 | 2164 | 1775 | 1385 | 1022 | 769 | 625 | 509 | 349 | 335 | 372 | 317 | 291 | 1031 | 975 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | S 26 | SSW 26 | SW 24 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 158 | 472 | 29 | — | — | 471 | — | 276 | — | 13 | 64 | 146 | 426 | 540 | 718 | 815 | 932 | 176 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 23 | S 10 | — | — | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 8 | 17 | 311 | 30 | — | — | 114 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 103 | 87 | — | — | — | 234 | 736 | 569 | 844 | 840 | 778 | 765 | 343 | 709 | 650 | 663 | 830 | 1101 | 1272 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 213 | 213 | 202 | 202 | 0 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 170 | 202 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 249 |
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