Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
17.7° C
1.5° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 9AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
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4
3
3
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
S
11
1.5
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
2
SW
10
1.9
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
2.3
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
864
690
509
400
394
433
611
694
619
552
461
342
342
439
1048
1660
1786
1441
1175
1212
898
777
698
498
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
NW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:10AM1.50m
6:39PM1.61m
6:48AM1.38m
7:18PM1.51m
7:27AM1.26m
7:58PM1.38m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.19m
12:18PM0.12m
00:52AM0.28m
12:53PM0.23m
1:33AM0.39m
1:30PM0.36m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
19
17
16
15
16
15
15
16
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
14
13
13
15
17
13
11
8
9
10
11
14
16
14
12
13
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