Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
14.2° C
4.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 9AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
!
!
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
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2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2815
2269
1978
1742
1524
1324
723
644
662
761
821
1781
2504
1087
799
1535
1375
1656
1915
1882
1781
1746
878
1857
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
ESE
15
SE
20
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
25
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
0
ESE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:08AM0.94m
10:35PM1.00m
12:37PM0.96m
00:53AM1.07m
1:41PM1.10m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.70m
3:08PM0.75m
5:55AM0.72m
6:34PM0.74m
7:28AM0.60m
7:42PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
17
16
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
16
15
14
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
11
11
9
9
11
11
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
13
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