Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 6PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3246 | 2866 | 2511 | 2187 | 2076 | 2349 | 2013 | 2297 | 2335 | 2043 | 1594 | 1171 | 1010 | 864 | 639 | 432 | 400 | 450 | 520 | 650 | 611 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:21PM1.72m | 5:32AM1.59m | 6:01PM1.69m | 6:10AM1.50m | 6:39PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.00m | 11:32PM0.13m | 11:42AM0.04m | 00:12AM0.19m | 12:18PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 3246 | 2866 | 2511 | 2187 | 2076 | 1942 | 2013 | 2297 | 2335 | 2043 | 1594 | 1171 | 1010 | 864 | 639 | 432 | 400 | 394 | 520 | 650 | 611 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 182 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 144 | 141 | 138 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 240 | 407 | 282 | 279 | 354 | 295 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | WSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 35 | 95 | 79 | 72 | 72 | 119 | 81 | 71 | 49 | 155 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2349 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 450 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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