
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1011 | 996 | 996 | 905 | 933 | 834 | 744 | 591 | 685 | 481 | 481 | 538 | 636 | 747 | 709 | 689 | 672 | 671 | 671 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32PM1.59m | 4:36AM1.57m | 5:00PM1.63m | 5:04AM1.57m | 5:28PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.21m | 10:45AM0.07m | 11:05PM0.19m | 11:12AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 |
1011 | 996 | 996 | 905 | 933 | 450 | 744 | 591 | 504 | 481 | 374 | 324 | 244 | 236 | 164 | 125 | 123 | 125 | 241 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 |
388 | 450 | 459 | 405 | 459 | 834 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 30 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 85 | 76 | 73 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 441 | 556 | 685 | 333 | 481 | 538 | 636 | 747 | 709 | 689 | 672 | 671 | 671 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 543 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 227 | 227 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 202 | 210 | 170 |
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