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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 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
17.1° C
(Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (22 May)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
7
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1.4
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
217
181
141
139
134
132
150
311
462
310
302
239
309
590
573
451
537
529
488
341
355
733
628
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
NE
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:26PM1.36m
7:44AM1.23m
8:38PM1.30m
9:02AM1.12m
10:01PM1.27m
10:33AM1.08m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.47m
2:02PM0.42m
3:03AM0.56m
3:16PM0.50m
4:35AM0.57m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:21
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
23
21
17
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
15
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
19
21
21
18
16
14
14
14
16
16
14
13
13
12
13
13
16
16
18
16
15
15
13
14
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
299
217
181
124
100
100
80
65
53
41
150
258
239
309
590
573
451
537
529
488
242
355
733
628
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.5
E
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
205
199
146
141
139
134
132
106
104
175
264
70
92
94
87
85
81
56
29
35
341
214
77
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SW
12
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
S
6
0.5
E
11
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
26
26
46
66
57
55
52
49
119
110
28
17
95
92
16
34
58
57
20
57
33
23
17
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
3
0.9
W
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
Energy kJ
11
27
56
93
150
311
462
310
302
225
244
200
131
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
29
29
29
29
29
37
172
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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