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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 01 Jun 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 2PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (01 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.1
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
SW
10
2.4
SSW
9
2.1
S
9
2.4
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
723
558
497
488
687
726
794
940
977
961
872
1154
628
543
500
878
640
766
1738
1916
1960
2420
2285
2520
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:23PM1.43m
4:29AM1.48m
4:56PM1.41m
5:02AM1.44m
5:31PM1.39m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.21m
10:21PM0.31m
10:43AM0.23m
10:55PM0.35m
11:16AM0.25m
11:30PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
2
1
1
2
4
9
11
5
2
Temp °C
25
24
28
29
27
23
21
18
17
17
18
19
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
21
21
25
25
24
20
20
16
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
14
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
0.6
E
8
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
SW
10
2.1
SSW
9
1
WSW
10
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
723
558
497
488
687
726
794
940
977
961
872
41
628
543
500
718
190
493
669
932
951
878
730
570
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.1
S
13
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
1.4
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
41
45
59
47
37
39
28
29
31
21
25
3
42
43
431
316
253
144
93
40
35
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
Energy kJ
32
116
160
178
26
21
21
12
12
11
6
24
17
35
31
32
137
122
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.8
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.2
WSW
5
2.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
2.4
SSW
9
2.1
S
9
2.4
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
2
17
54
75
1154
111
97
878
640
766
1738
1916
1960
2420
2285
2520
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
24
0
24
29
29
29
29
172
170
29
29
29
161
161
246
268
397
397
227
434
584
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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