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Van Stadens Mouth Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Van Stadens Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 2AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | |
259 | 209 | 202 | 172 | 169 | 163 | 283 | 267 | 235 | 430 | 969 | 2448 | 3262 | 2692 | 2825 | 3303 | 3842 | 4595 | 5172 | 5267 | 5401 | 5797 | 6574 | 5821 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:15AM1.28m | 12:43PM1.18m | 1:07AM1.40m | 1:30PM1.28m | 1:45AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.54m | 6:45AM0.50m | 6:46PM0.44m | 7:32AM0.37m | 7:30PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
27 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 |
 kJ | 135 | 132 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 135 | 283 | 267 | 235 | 117 | 192 | 159 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 50 | 54 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 5821 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 259 | 209 | 202 | 172 | 169 | 163 | 109 | 109 | 112 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 30 | — | 4 | 430 | 969 | 2448 | 3262 | 2692 | 2825 | 3303 | 3842 | 4595 | 5172 | 5267 | 5401 | 5797 | 6574 | 1216 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 293 | 457 | 611 | 669 | 693 | 1077 | 693 | 617 | 309 | 210 | 172 | 173 | 172 | 172 |
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