Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
17.0° C
2.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 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 7PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)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 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
5
!
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.7
SW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
871
853
784
844
480
455
493
457
1271
1835
2519
2816
2723
2345
2045
1677
1474
1404
1392
1112
1381
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
SW
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:58PM1.38m
8:11AM1.14m
8:45PM1.25m
9:11AM1.04m
9:52PM1.15m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.36m
2:16AM0.50m
2:11PM0.49m
3:11AM0.59m
3:06PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
14
16
17
16
14
14
13
13
14
17
18
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
15
16
14
12
12
11
12
13
15
14
11
11
11
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