Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is

16.9° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	!	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	4	3	3	4	4	!	!	4	4	4	4	3	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	SW 11	SE 12	SE 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1913	1441	1228	913	926	784	844	480	455	493	457	1361	1929	2866	3107	2837	2456	2045	1764	1486	1415	1315	1200	1284
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	SE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	SSW	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:27AM1.26m				7:58PM1.38m					8:11AM1.14m				8:45PM1.25m				9:11AM1.04m				9:52PM1.15m
Low Tide	1:33AM0.39m				1:30PM0.36m					2:16AM0.50m				2:11PM0.49m				3:11AM0.59m				3:06PM0.61m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	15	17	16	15	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	17	18	16	15	15
Feels °C	10	10	10	12	14	13	13	11	10	12	12	14	15	15	13	13	11	11	10	17	17	13	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	WSW 10	SE 12	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 10	SE 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	448	407	407	913	407	784	844	363	455	432	327	1361	1929	2866	3107	2837	2456	2045	1764	1486	1415	1315	1200	1284
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	E 10	SE 12	SW 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	WSW 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	31	16	18	414	154	407	393	480	295	403	389	311	305	268	242	247	226	230	190	190	160	166	211	180
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSE 9	SW 12	E 10	SSW 12	E 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 14	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 5
kJ	18	18	16	209	19	184	18	263	220	493	457	8	—	8	7	7	7	7	7	105	—	125	213	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	—	WSW 10	—	WSW 10	—	—	WSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 4	—	WSW 5
kJ	1913	1441	1228	—	926	—	537	—	—	255	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	5	5	—	63
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	24	0	24	29	0	30	31	24	0	0	0	0	24	29	29	29
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	J-Bay	Kellys Beach	Kleinemonde	J-Bay	Super Tubes	Hullets Reef	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Seal Point	Seal Point	Bruces Beauties	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Mtati	Kleinemonde	Super Tubes
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Jongensfontein Overberg	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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