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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 3AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
3.5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)101212111212121212121314131313131313131213131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5859901546351069927500727962475051469349884649416639804180411452206895754368907404761279689173
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
5
NNE
20
NW
40
WSW
40
W
25
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
20
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
1.62
5:12AM
1.72
5:36PM
1.53
5:54AM
1.56
6:22PM
1.41
6:41AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
0.07
11:28AM
0.08
11:39PM
0.19
12:10PM
0.22
12:27AM
0.35
12:59PM
0.38
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:45-------6:46--
Sunset5:51-------5:50-------5:49-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C211919161616181817161515141419191817161616161818
Feels °C (?)1818158810991012121312111514131010910101011
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