Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 4PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
3
4
4
4
3
4
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2.1
E
9
2.3
E
9
1.6
S
12
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1
S
14
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.4
SW
12
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1454
1272
1100
716
865
736
625
533
472
424
369
372
426
384
390
319
296
269
637
284
295
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
0
NW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
WNW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:36PM1.63m
3:43AM1.60m
4:03PM1.71m
4:11AM1.64m
4:30PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.11m
9:42PM0.16m
9:50AM0.04m
10:10PM0.09m
10:16AM0.00m
10:38PM0.06m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
22
29
29
25
26
25
24
25
22
23
20
18
19
22
27
27
21
19
17
17
16
Feels °C
20
29
28
23
23
23
21
22
20
22
20
18
19
21
24
25
17
17
14
13
14
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