Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 392 | 331 | 326 | 331 | 431 | 418 | 875 | 1300 | 1907 | 1838 | 1762 | 1474 | 1325 | 1204 | 1112 | 971 | 846 | 689 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.66m | 3:03AM1.61m | 3:23PM1.77m | 3:37AM1.66m | 3:55PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.11m | 9:10AM0.03m | 9:36PM0.03m | 9:41AM-0.02m | 10:07PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 29 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 198 | 164 | 331 | 326 | 331 | 431 | 418 | 540 | 1300 | 1907 | 1838 | 1762 | 1474 | 1325 | 1204 | 1112 | 971 | 846 | 689 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 313 | 392 | 164 | 133 | 136 | 110 | 355 | 875 | 407 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 39 | 55 | 71 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SE 15 |
| kJ | 68 | 33 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 108 | 108 | 83 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | — | E 10 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 45 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 18 | — | 120 | 115 | 50 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 172 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 227 | 227 | 213 | 170 |
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