
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 22s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 1PM is: 2.4m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 22s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 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) | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1267 | 2432 | 3809 | 4898 | 7746 | 7776 | 6010 | 4821 | 4004 | 3030 | 2480 | 2265 | 1758 | 1064 | 1224 | 1198 | 649 | 600 | 591 | 373 | 367 | 361 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.11m | 00:46AM1.23m | 1:26PM1.30m | 1:44AM1.38m | 2:11PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.59m | 6:29PM0.58m | 7:11AM0.44m | 7:39PM0.41m | 7:59AM0.27m | 8:24PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
402 | 2432 | 3809 | 4898 | 7746 | 7776 | 6010 | 4821 | 4004 | 3030 | 2480 | 2265 | 1758 | 915 | 1224 | 840 | 649 | 538 | 480 | 373 | 327 | 282 | 282 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
1267 | 394 | 419 | 263 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 59 | — | 833 | 590 | 573 | 854 | 495 | 600 | 591 | 286 | 367 | 361 | 314 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
40 | 39 | 54 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | 209 | 164 | 158 | 156 | 106 | 150 | 77 | 55 | 74 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
83 | 93 | 39 | 54 | 88 | 152 | 221 | 273 | 417 | 488 | 611 | 770 | 1163 | 1064 | 951 | 1198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 227 | 589 | 589 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 202 | 170 | 170 | 210 | 170 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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