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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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 12AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
1834 | 1518 | 4188 | 4375 | 3820 | 3579 | 3976 | 4978 | 5850 | 5757 | 6148 | 5850 | 4956 | 5050 | 4902 | 3436 | 3216 | 2926 | 2679 | 2415 | 1933 | 1668 | 1544 | 1326 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.44m | 2:11PM1.32m | 2:19AM1.48m | 2:46PM1.37m | 2:52AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.42m | 8:06AM0.31m | 8:07PM0.38m | 8:38AM0.26m | 8:42PM0.34m | 9:09AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1834 | 1518 | 4188 | 4375 | 3820 | 3579 | 3976 | 4978 | 5850 | 5757 | 6148 | 5850 | 4956 | 5050 | 4902 | 3436 | 3216 | 2926 | 2679 | 2415 | 1933 | 1668 | 1544 | 1326 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
23 | 1249 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 |
5 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 67 | — | 18 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 171 | 141 | 29 | 548 | 227 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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