Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 1PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
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1
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
3.5
S
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.2
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2121
1863
1285
996
742
2332
2895
3197
2734
2252
1399
1469
671
736
634
515
400
310
505
561
540
451
473
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
15
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:54AM1.29m
7:21PM1.36m
7:49AM1.14m
8:32PM1.19m
9:45AM1.02m
10:56PM1.12m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.38m
1:44AM0.48m
1:55PM0.55m
3:16AM0.61m
4:00PM0.67m
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6:35
6:33
6:31
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6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
3
6
3
7
3
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
18
17
14
15
10
11
10
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
11
12
12
11
12
13
14
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