Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is

17.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 11AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3446	9314	8502	6520	5416	4121	3710	3468	2927	2521	2094	2275	2456	2456	2382	2201	1914	1914	1381	1271	907	907	855
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	WNW	E	ENE	NE	N	WNW	WNW	NW	W	SSE	ESE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	N	ENE	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				12:40PM1.02m				00:57AM1.15m				1:45PM1.12m				1:52AM1.24m					2:28PM1.23m
Low Tide		6:18AM0.63m				6:31PM0.68m				7:32AM0.55m				7:42PM0.59m					8:17AM0.45m				8:27PM0.49m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	15	16	16	14	15	14	13	13	15	17	16	15	14	14	14	15	19	24	24	22	21
Feels °C	11	13	13	14	13	10	13	11	10	11	14	16	14	13	11	11	11	12	17	22	22	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2976	9314	8502	6520	5416	4121	3710	3468	2927	2521	2094	2275	2456	2456	2382	2201	1914	1914	1381	1271	907	907	855
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SE 11	ESE 11	SSE 7	ESE 11	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	3249	60	48	127	47	164	161	96	181	185	163	167	170	148	130	114	111	86	481	475	561	553	419
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SE 11	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 4	E 5	E 5
kJ	87	61	—	47	46	44	42	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	67	75	36	5	7	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	ENE 4	E 10	ENE 4	E 4	—	—
kJ	3446	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	98	8	94	5	9	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	30	29	29	31	24	24	24	24	29	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Tubes	Bruces Beauties	Bruces Beauties	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	J-Bay	J-Bay	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Leftovers
Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Bell Block Reef New Zealand	Bell Block Reef New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Batu Mandi Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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