Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is

17.1° C

Van Stadens Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 3AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	4107	4729	5124	5211	4852	4507	4114	3953	3597	3296	2981	2688	2862	2796	2540	2282	2094	1837	1632	1569	1160	947	805	686
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	SW	SSW	NW	WNW	NNE	NNE	NE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:10PM1.34m				12:04PM1.15m				00:32AM1.39m				1:20PM1.26m				1:40AM1.48m
Low Tide	4:29PM0.51m					5:50AM0.45m				5:59PM0.49m				7:06AM0.36m				7:18PM0.40m					8:08AM0.25m


	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—
	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	16	15	13	13	13	12	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	15
Feels °C	11	11	9	9	9	8	10	11	15	15	15	15	13	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	4107	4729	5124	5211	4852	4507	4114	3953	3597	3296	2981	2688	2862	2796	2540	2282	2094	1837	1632	1569	1160	947	805	686
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	ESE 15	SE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	E 13	E 10	—	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 12	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	WSW 12
kJ	10	23	9	21	19	7	7	7	13	7	—	8	6	6	5	12	3	11	11	14	116	145	255	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	SW 16
kJ	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	5	6	6	6	10	10	9	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	246	284	339
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	24	24	24	24	24	177	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	210
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Riet River	J-Bay	Riet River	Riet River	Riet River	Riet River	Bruces Beauties	Riet River	Bruces Beauties	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista	Mtati	Sea Vista	Mtati	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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