Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1055 | 793 | 913 | 731 | 768 | 836 | 884 | 1187 | 1374 | 1610 | 1928 | 2535 | 3087 | 3866 | 4207 | 3963 | 3581 | 3364 | 2873 | 2651 | 2483 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.73m | 5:40AM1.54m | 5:59PM1.65m | 6:14AM1.43m | 6:35PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.04m | 11:39PM0.11m | 11:42AM0.12m | 00:13AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1055 | 793 | 913 | 731 | 768 | 836 | 884 | 1187 | 1374 | 1610 | 1928 | 2535 | 3087 | 3866 | 4207 | 3963 | 3581 | 3364 | 2873 | 2651 | 2483 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 102 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 170 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 7 | SE 10 | S 7 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 227 | 24 | 24 |
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