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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 5AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
WSW
1.7
SW
2.5
SW
1.6
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111313131312121212121212121011121313131615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27335261860965365663470010641277833182974719242274306631662963244545474111358031102903
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
SE
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
W
5
NW
0
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset------5:57-------5:55-------5:54-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201921232828292019192019191919181818181720242220
Feels °C (?)201921222829291716151615151516171818171619222020
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