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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 am Thursday 21 May 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.4°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 5AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
620 | 649 | 612 | 507 | 412 | 350 | 256 | 217 | 160 | 139 | 134 | 132 | 106 | 331 | 607 | 687 | 603 | 527 | 373 | 590 | 573 | 511 | 537 | 520 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 6:44AM1.37m | 7:26PM1.36m | 7:44AM1.23m | 8:38PM1.30m | 9:02AM1.12m | 10:01PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.35m | 1:01PM0.32m | 1:41AM0.47m | 2:02PM0.42m | 3:03AM0.56m | 3:16PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 94 | 113 | 123 | 507 | 412 | 350 | 256 | 217 | 160 | 131 | 108 | 110 | 89 | 71 | 41 | 264 | 258 | 239 | 309 | 590 | 573 | 511 | 537 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 120 | 68 | 49 | 161 | 208 | 205 | 199 | 146 | 141 | 139 | 134 | 132 | 106 | 104 | 175 | 30 | 97 | 95 | 97 | 87 | 85 | 58 | 49 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 13 | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 29 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 46 | 66 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 119 | 87 | 46 | 31 | 28 | 92 | 16 | 34 | 64 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 620 | 649 | 612 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 21 | 34 | 46 | 104 | 331 | 607 | 687 | 603 | 527 | 373 | 286 | 189 | 103 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 173 | 141 | 141 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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