Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 1AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1300 | 1907 | 1838 | 1762 | 1474 | 1408 | 1204 | 1185 | 1201 | 1264 | 689 | 625 | 603 | 551 | 289 | 489 | 1212 | 1196 | 2895 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.77m | 3:37AM1.66m | 3:55PM1.83m | 4:08AM1.67m | 4:25PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.03m | 9:41AM-0.02m | 10:07PM-0.00m | 10:11AM-0.02m | 10:37PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1300 | 1907 | 1838 | 1762 | 1474 | 1408 | 1204 | 1185 | 1201 | 1264 | 689 | 625 | 603 | 551 | 289 | 489 | 1212 | 1196 | 2895 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 407 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 48 | 142 | 77 | 76 | 107 | 248 | 293 | 80 | 578 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SSW 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 85 | 8 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 123 | 78 | 7 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 3 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 110 | 5 | 283 | 171 | 101 | 124 | 249 | 216 | 256 | 358 | 545 | 789 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 227 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 210 | 227 | 227 |
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