Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is

17.0° C

Van Stadens Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 1PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	!	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	5	!	4	4	4	3	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	WSW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	SW 11	SE 12	SE 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1441	1203	1100	926	784	844	480	455	493	457	1271	1835	2412	2816	2723	2345	2045	1677	1474	1319	1392	1200	1655
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WSW	SE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		7:27AM1.26m				7:58PM1.38m					8:11AM1.14m				8:45PM1.25m				9:11AM1.04m				9:52PM1.15m
Low Tide				1:30PM0.36m					2:16AM0.50m				2:11PM0.49m				3:11AM0.59m				3:06PM0.61m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	14	15	16	16	14	14	13	13	14	16	18	16	16	15
Feels °C	11	11	13	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	14	15	14	12	12	11	11	13	14	14	12	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SW 10	WSW 10	SE 12	SW 11	WSW 10	SE 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	407	407	1100	926	400	844	363	455	388	320	1271	1835	2412	2816	2723	2345	2045	1677	1474	1319	1392	1200	1655
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	E 10	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 12	SE 12	SE 12	WSW 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	16	18	414	407	184	488	480	295	396	382	359	305	305	247	247	226	226	190	190	193	200	171	218
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSE 9	E 11	SW 12	E 10	E 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	E 10	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 12
kJ	18	16	20	154	18	18	263	220	493	457	8	7	—	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	125	215	213
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 9	—	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4
kJ	1441	1203	783	—	784	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	25	29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	29	29	29	29	30	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	177	0	24	0	0	0	29	29	170	170	29
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Millars Point	Kleinemonde	Riet River	Super Tubes	Hullets Reef	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Seal Point	Mtati	Sea Vista	Doughnuts Backreef	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde			Super Tubes
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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