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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 12AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (28 May)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (28 May)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
3
4
4
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5
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0
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3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1834
1518
4188
4375
3820
3579
3976
4978
5850
5757
6148
5850
4956
5050
4902
3436
3216
2926
2679
2415
1933
1668
1544
1326
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
25
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
1:43AM1.44m
2:11PM1.32m
2:19AM1.48m
2:46PM1.37m
2:52AM1.50m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.42m
8:06AM0.31m
8:07PM0.38m
8:38AM0.26m
8:42PM0.34m
9:09AM0.23m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:17
5:17
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
20
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
15
15
11
16
17
16
14
13
13
11
11
13
16
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
Energy kJ
1834
1518
4188
4375
3820
3579
3976
4978
5850
5757
6148
5850
4956
5050
4902
3436
3216
2926
2679
2415
1933
1668
1544
1326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
1.4
SW
18
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
23
1249
18
17
186
23
24
26
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
5
21
5
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.6
E
5
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
128
67
18
13
16
13
13
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
7
6
6
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
30
0
29
29
29
0
29
29
29
29
24
29
171
141
29
548
227
227
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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