
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 22s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 22s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
530 | 510 | 473 | 442 | 1267 | 2432 | 3809 | 4898 | 7338 | 7629 | 6010 | 4821 | 4004 | 3030 | 2480 | 2265 | 1758 | 990 | 1346 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | off |
High Tide | 10:56PM1.12m | 12:17PM1.11m | 00:46AM1.23m | 1:26PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.67m | 5:47AM0.59m | 6:29PM0.58m | 7:11AM0.44m | 7:39PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
530 | 510 | 473 | 442 | 402 | 2432 | 3809 | 4898 | 7338 | 7629 | 6010 | 4821 | 4004 | 3030 | 2480 | 2265 | 1758 | 878 | 1346 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 24 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
47 | 47 | 60 | 58 | 1267 | 39 | 371 | 263 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 96 | — | 833 | 590 | 484 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 25 | WSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 367 | 40 | 14 | 54 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 232 | 209 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
148 | 140 | 138 | 110 | 100 | 653 | 69 | 75 | 106 | 158 | 221 | 312 | 392 | 502 | 611 | 712 | 1087 | 990 | 817 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 589 | 589 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 170 | 170 | 210 | 227 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
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