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Van Stadens Mouth Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Van Stadens Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | |
3961 | 4261 | 4864 | 4948 | 5490 | 5355 | 5436 | 5236 | 5000 | 5385 | 5240 | 5173 | 5873 | 4997 | 5023 | 4688 | 4096 | 4189 | 3406 | 2287 | 2698 | 2154 | 1556 | 1178 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.28m | 1:45AM1.51m | 2:07PM1.37m | 2:18AM1.58m | 2:39PM1.45m | 2:48AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.27m | 8:06PM0.28m | 8:37AM0.19m | 8:37PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 69 | 48 | 53 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 5240 | 5173 | 5873 | 4997 | 5023 | 4688 | 4096 | 4189 | 3406 | 2287 | 2698 | 2154 | 1556 | 1178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | E 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SSE 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1531 | 18 | 475 | 404 | 18 | 305 | 1051 | 241 | 208 | 177 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 18 | — | 18 | 18 | 32 | 55 | 231 | 196 | 201 | 377 | 357 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 3961 | 4261 | 4864 | 4948 | 5490 | 5355 | 5436 | 5236 | 5000 | 5385 | — | — | — | — | 701 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 693 | 689 | 617 | 209 | 287 | 286 | 287 | 172 | 210 | 210 | 172 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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