
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
594 | 549 | 530 | 471 | 433 | 366 | 329 | 278 | 247 | 330 | 772 | 961 | 995 | 927 | 606 | 617 | 1129 | 1302 | 1359 | 1315 | 1315 | 1200 | 1189 | 1209 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.47m | 7:11AM1.31m | 7:47PM1.43m | 8:00AM1.23m | 8:39PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.25m | 1:16AM0.39m | 1:21PM0.31m | 2:05AM0.43m | 2:07PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
594 | 549 | 530 | 471 | 433 | 366 | 329 | 278 | 247 | 330 | 772 | 961 | 995 | 927 | 606 | 617 | 1129 | 1302 | 1359 | 1315 | 1315 | 1200 | 1189 | 1209 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
281 | 216 | 197 | 182 | 211 | 165 | 147 | 144 | 103 | 247 | 204 | 180 | 143 | 155 | 282 | 398 | 116 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | ENE 7 | E 10 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 |
174 | 174 | 171 | 241 | 221 | 176 | 142 | 205 | 156 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 152 | 118 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 24 |
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