Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 3PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 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 | |
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2492 | 3781 | 4512 | 4445 | 3732 | 3165 | 2752 | 2418 | 2341 | 2335 | 2407 | 2496 | 3013 | 3561 | 3926 | 3331 | 3143 | 2886 | 2462 | 2103 | 1810 | 1810 | 2648 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.15m | 9:00PM1.29m | 9:51AM1.06m | 10:46PM1.22m | 12:00PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.48m | 3:39AM0.55m | 3:54PM0.59m | 5:36AM0.55m | 6:01PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2492 | 3781 | 4512 | 4445 | 3732 | 3165 | 2752 | 2418 | 2341 | 2335 | 2407 | 2496 | 3013 | 3561 | 3926 | 3331 | 3143 | 2886 | 2462 | 2103 | 1810 | 1810 | 2648 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 148 | 115 | 117 | 92 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 59 | 163 | 181 | 129 | 107 | 82 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 65 | — | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | 52 | 104 | — | — | 17 | 112 | 215 | 288 | 414 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 172 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 210 | 227 | 170 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 170 | 172 | 170 | 29 | 29 |
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