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Van Stadens Mouth Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Van Stadens Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 25 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 3PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | |
725 | 1075 | 1460 | 1857 | 2458 | 2717 | 2570 | 2289 | 1876 | 1874 | 2021 | 1112 | 907 | 878 | 785 | 993 | 822 | 1680 | 1474 | 1521 | 1430 | 1431 | 4237 | 4480 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.12m | 00:17AM1.35m | 12:49PM1.18m | 1:04AM1.40m | 1:34PM1.26m | 1:43AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.50m | 6:49AM0.44m | 6:43PM0.46m | 7:31AM0.37m | 7:28PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
 kJ | 725 | 1075 | 1460 | 1857 | 2458 | 2717 | 2570 | 2289 | 1876 | 1874 | 32 | 1112 | 907 | 878 | 785 | 993 | 822 | 1680 | 1474 | 1521 | 1430 | 1305 | 4237 | 4480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 41 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 100 | 173 | 370 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 427 | 1431 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 37 | 17 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 32 | 48 | 16 | 55 | — | — | 27 | 2021 | 223 | 209 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 170 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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