Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 5PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2307 | 2073 | 2279 | 2481 | 2398 | 2068 | 1747 | 1524 | 1447 | 1268 | 1319 | 1197 | 1116 | 1037 | 934 | 859 | 771 | 610 | 524 | 440 | 445 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.76m | 5:06AM1.57m | 5:21PM1.66m | 5:34AM1.48m | 5:47PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.02m | 11:04PM0.07m | 11:07AM0.10m | 11:31PM0.16m | 11:33AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2307 | 1810 | 1649 | 1387 | 1019 | 2068 | 1747 | 1524 | 1447 | 1268 | 1319 | 1197 | 1116 | 1037 | 934 | 859 | 771 | 610 | 524 | 440 | 445 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | 872 | 780 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 444 | 423 | 319 | 309 | 259 | 224 | 254 | 368 | 298 | 341 | 365 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 355 | 72 | 47 | 75 | 59 | 50 | 92 | 150 | 190 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1595 | 2073 | 2279 | 2481 | 2398 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 34 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 213 | 227 | 202 | 171 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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