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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.3°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 12AM is: 8.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 7.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (12 May)23ft (7.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
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0
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0
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0
0
0
0
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0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
12
6.5
WSW
13
8
WSW
14
8
WSW
14
6.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
7
SW
12
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3191
15625
26428
25635
15913
11768
9771
10385
8917
7778
7710
9468
11373
13808
15578
15320
12157
9179
7203
5615
4755
3912
3221
2798
Wind (km/h)
55
NW
30
W
40
NW
35
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
30
W
40
W
15
WNW
25
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:00AM1.32m
12:27PM1.21m
00:48AM1.47m
1:16PM1.33m
1:31AM1.60m
2:00PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.51m
6:23AM0.45m
6:23PM0.41m
7:11AM0.30m
7:11PM0.30m
7:53AM0.16m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:27
1
7
7
8
3
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
8
14
12
12
13
11
10
10
14
13
12
9
8
5
6
7
8
10
9
9
9
10
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
12
5.5
SW
13
7
SW
14
7
SW
14
6.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
3191
9886
18866
20303
15913
9771
4755
3912
3221
2798
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.1
W
20
Energy kJ
37
35
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
6.5
WSW
13
8
WSW
14
8
WSW
14
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
7
SW
12
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
51
15625
26428
25635
11768
10385
8917
7778
7710
9468
11373
13808
15578
15320
12157
9179
7203
5615
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
9
9
9
4
9
5
9
3
4
7
4
5
2
4
5
9
5
4
5
5
5
4
Distance (km)
406
429
210
210
210
273
210
173
29
34
269
323
323
305
630
624
585
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
9
6
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
9
9
9
4
9
7
9
6
9
7
4
8
4
5
5
9
9
8
9
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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