Van Stadens Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 SAST
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Van Stadens Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 11PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (28 May)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
!
!
!
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0
!
!
!
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3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5850
5757
6378
6533
5807
5380
4176
3586
3216
2822
2462
2103
1810
1668
1438
1319
1191
1019
841
827
761
913
1058
1136
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
10
SW
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
0
W
5
S
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:11PM1.32m
2:19AM1.48m
2:46PM1.37m
2:52AM1.50m
3:18PM1.41m
3:25AM1.51m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.38m
8:38AM0.26m
8:42PM0.34m
9:09AM0.23m
9:15PM0.31m
9:40AM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:17
5:17
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
16
17
18
19
17
16
15
15
14
14
18
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
21
23
17
16
15
14
11
17
17
17
15
14
12
13
12
13
18
20
19
18
17
17
16
17
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
5850
5757
6378
6533
5807
5380
4176
3586
3216
2822
2462
2103
1810
1668
1438
1319
1191
1019
841
827
761
913
1058
1136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SE
6
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
Energy kJ
206
186
145
82
40
39
70
57
51
51
50
42
50
51
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ENE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
36
20
1
1
23
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
7
1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
273
68
72
54
59
39
26
14
68
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
29
29
29
29
34
24
31
31
227
202
170
170
0
0
0
31
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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