
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 3PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3143 | 2724 | 2462 | 2103 | 1810 | 2042 | 4062 | 4873 | 4541 | 4277 | 3560 | 3065 | 2702 | 2589 | 2871 | 2973 | 2846 | 2457 | 2143 | 2166 | 2116 | 2220 | 2233 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.09m | 00:34AM1.28m | 1:25PM1.24m | 1:44AM1.41m | 2:20PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.55m | 6:01PM0.57m | 7:10AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | 8:08AM0.28m | 8:28PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
3143 | 2724 | 2462 | 2103 | 1810 | 2042 | 4062 | 4873 | 61 | 42 | 3560 | 3065 | 2702 | 2589 | 30 | 30 | 2335 | 2457 | 2143 | 2166 | 2116 | 2220 | 2233 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
67 | 60 | 68 | 47 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 80 | — | 68 | 47 | 48 | 47 | — | — | 178 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 109 | 371 | 874 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
42 | 43 | 43 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 36 | 103 | 156 | 175 | 294 | — | 4541 | 4277 | — | — | — | — | 2871 | 2973 | 2846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 29 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 141 | 158 | 29 | 1366 | 868 | 2120 | 289 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 323 | 227 | 227 | 210 | 213 |
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