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Van Stadens Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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Van Stadens Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 10AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1862 | 1514 | 1626 | 1640 | 1387 | 1288 | 1094 | 904 | 754 | 617 | 617 | 591 | 513 | 464 | 436 | 378 | 390 | 546 | 572 | 623 | 623 | 690 | 799 | 874 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.77m | 3:23PM1.60m | 3:38AM1.78m | 4:05PM1.62m | 4:21AM1.74m | 4:49PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM-0.00m | 9:23PM0.08m | 9:56AM-0.01m | 10:07PM0.08m | 10:38AM0.03m | 10:53PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1862 | 1514 | 1626 | 1640 | 1387 | 1288 | 1094 | 904 | 754 | 617 | 617 | 591 | 513 | 464 | 436 | 378 | 390 | 546 | 572 | 623 | 623 | 690 | 799 | 874 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
814 | 726 | 1355 | 1054 | 855 | 816 | 628 | 547 | 464 | 369 | 344 | 231 | 240 | 237 | 233 | 203 | 206 | 253 | 268 | 263 | 171 | 177 | 134 | 91 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | E 11 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
218 | 432 | 659 | — | — | 2 | — | 23 | 35 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 64 | 51 | 52 | 41 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 54 | 77 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 210 | 170 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
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