Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
17.9° C
1.3° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 5AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
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4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6290
5747
4985
4326
4180
2708
2554
2356
2141
1788
1613
1387
1429
1347
1327
1444
1444
1327
1253
1127
1011
1011
1011
996
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:07AM1.42m
3:34PM1.44m
3:38AM1.50m
4:03PM1.52m
4:07AM1.55m
4:32PM1.59m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.25m
9:35PM0.31m
9:51AM0.17m
10:05PM0.25m
10:18AM0.11m
10:35PM0.21m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
9
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
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