Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
12.0° C
7.0° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 5AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
3
2
1
3
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0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
1220
1559
1886
1903
1885
1699
1699
1699
1623
1623
1710
1982
2270
2369
2744
2702
2536
2331
2407
2369
2294
2454
2597
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WSW
15
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:10AM1.45m
6:30PM1.54m
6:39AM1.32m
7:00PM1.39m
7:10AM1.19m
7:32PM1.24m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.21m
12:11PM0.20m
00:41AM0.32m
12:40PM0.33m
1:12AM0.45m
1:10PM0.48m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
17
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
13
14
16
15
14
13
12
11
12
12
14
13
15
15
13
11
11
10
16
15
11
9
8
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