
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 4PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1404 | 1271 | 980 | 907 | 923 | 710 | 889 | 1169 | 1065 | 1341 | 2515 | 2431 | 6554 | 6158 | 6016 | 3720 | 3004 | 3319 | 3029 | 2390 | 2356 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.23m | 2:33AM1.34m | 3:03PM1.33m | 3:07AM1.42m | 3:34PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.45m | 8:27PM0.49m | 8:52AM0.34m | 9:02PM0.40m | 9:22AM0.25m | 9:35PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1404 | 1271 | 980 | 907 | 923 | 710 | 700 | 1169 | 1065 | 1341 | 2515 | 2431 | 6554 | 6158 | 6016 | 3720 | 3004 | 3319 | 3029 | 2390 | 2356 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 |
481 | 475 | 561 | 553 | 419 | 479 | 28 | 240 | 590 | 635 | 21 | 1549 | 14 | 16 | 15 | — | 233 | 172 | — | 109 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | S 10 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
55 | 51 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 54 | 8 | 39 | 42 | 31 | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
68 | 4 | 5 | 17 | — | — | 889 | 201 | 238 | 187 | — | 493 | — | — | 183 | 428 | 175 | 204 | 195 | 166 | 244 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 161 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 29 | 169 | 220 | 295 | 227 | 210 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 0 | 227 |
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