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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.2°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 8AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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)
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
276
309
590
573
451
537
529
666
350
494
413
767
694
488
437
437
725
1244
1482
1940
2318
3757
3306
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
0
S
10
S
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:02AM1.12m
10:01PM1.27m
10:33AM1.08m
11:18PM1.30m
11:51AM1.12m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.56m
3:16PM0.50m
4:35AM0.57m
4:37PM0.52m
5:53AM0.52m
5:48PM0.50m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
16
15
16
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
20
24
22
21
20
14
13
15
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
16
17
16
16
18
22
21
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
Energy kJ
258
276
309
590
573
451
537
529
666
350
494
413
767
694
488
437
437
725
1244
1482
1940
2318
3757
3306
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.5
E
11
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
8
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
1.2
SSW
17
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
147
92
137
88
64
45
34
34
57
341
214
84
70
68
68
66
203
63
57
55
55
813
46
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
28
69
90
87
85
84
57
57
56
56
79
77
34
33
166
169
65
17
17
17
17
37
37
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
SW
6
0.1
SE
5
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
Energy kJ
136
103
105
1
1
3
10
13
19
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
0
0
0
0
0
30
177
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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