Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is

17.6° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 11AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	3	3	3	1	2	3	!	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	3563	3390	3246	2866	2511	2187	1952	1819	1892	2073	2078	1938	1594	1171	1010	864	639	517	517	479	1275	1160	847	519
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	SSW	SW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	W	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	SW	SW	W	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						5:21PM1.72m				5:32AM1.59m				6:01PM1.69m				6:10AM1.50m				6:39PM1.61m
Low Tide				11:04AM0.00m				11:32PM0.13m				11:42AM0.04m				00:12AM0.19m				12:18PM0.12m				00:52AM0.28m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	17	18	16	16	15	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	19	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	14	16	17	16	15	14	12	12	12	15	16	16	15	14	15	14	14	16	17	16	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	S 11	S 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9
kJ	3563	3390	3246	2866	2511	2187	1952	1819	1892	2073	2078	1938	1594	1171	1010	864	639	517	233	350	962	1160	847	519
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 13	WSW 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	131	133	182	185	185	185	144	141	136	100	98	98	98	98	72	72	240	407	121	64	295	300	326	326
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	35	95	79	72	72	71	71	49	49	153	205
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—
kJ	1055	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	517	479	1275	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth 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)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	24	0	0	24	0	0	0	29	24	29	29
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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