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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 3PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (31 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
1.5
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.3
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
761
833
1042
1118
986
970
884
723
666
542
497
488
675
726
851
957
977
1447
1686
1745
2005
524
1522
909
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
W
0
SE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
10
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
S
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:50PM1.43m
3:57AM1.50m
4:23PM1.43m
4:29AM1.48m
4:56PM1.41m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.21m
9:48PM0.30m
10:11AM0.21m
10:21PM0.31m
10:43AM0.23m
10:55PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:16
5:16
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
21
26
25
25
25
24
25
24
28
30
26
23
22
19
17
17
18
19
17
17
17
17
16
15
20
26
25
23
23
21
21
20
25
26
25
22
21
17
13
13
13
13
10
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
0.4
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.5
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.3
SSW
9
Energy kJ
761
833
1042
1118
986
970
884
723
666
542
497
488
675
726
851
957
977
18
42
42
30
524
1522
909
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
1.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
68
116
105
97
82
77
74
43
68
58
58
48
38
35
28
29
30
13
3
17
31
21
451
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
1
32
37
116
160
178
22
21
21
12
12
6
14
42
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
W
4
2.3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
130
138
50
2
4
4
18
1447
1686
1745
2005
459
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
1
3
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
29
0
0
29
29
170
397
289
170
170
170
170
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
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