Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 990 | 1824 | 2200 | 2096 | 2436 | 3373 | 4414 | 4193 | 3470 | 3067 | 2686 | 1567 | 2447 | 3173 | 4081 | 4628 | 4580 | 3019 | 2339 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.24m | 2:19AM1.32m | 2:44PM1.38m | 2:48AM1.44m | 3:10PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.49m | 8:33AM0.33m | 8:47PM0.36m | 8:59AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 990 | 1824 | 2200 | 2096 | 2436 | 3373 | 4414 | 4193 | 3470 | 3067 | 2686 | 1269 | 2447 | 3173 | 4081 | 4628 | 4580 | 3019 | 2339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 411 | 254 | 111 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1684 | 1631 | 1394 | 890 | 307 | 1567 | 1182 | 784 | 630 | 434 | 87 | 114 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 399 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 43 | 64 | 157 | 325 | 551 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 171 | 220 | 227 | 589 | 589 | 227 | 227 |
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