Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 1AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4484 | 3186 | 2789 | 2078 | 1846 | 1607 | 1454 | 1272 | 1100 | 700 | 718 | 736 | 625 | 533 | 415 | 411 | 344 | 372 | 411 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.51m | 3:16AM1.53m | 3:36PM1.63m | 3:43AM1.60m | 4:03PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.25m | 9:24AM0.11m | 9:42PM0.16m | 9:50AM0.04m | 10:10PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 |
4484 | 3186 | 2789 | 2078 | 1846 | 1607 | 639 | 1272 | 1100 | 646 | 513 | 678 | 585 | 533 | 415 | 362 | 312 | 318 | 411 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | E 10 |
69 | 45 | 261 | 45 | 167 | 80 | 1454 | 83 | 81 | 336 | 384 | 736 | 625 | 528 | 311 | 411 | 344 | 372 | 282 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 123 | 157 | 213 | 184 | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
74 | 171 | 335 | 592 | 882 | 860 | 781 | 540 | 607 | 700 | 718 | 997 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 566 | 227 | 227 | 170 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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