Van Stadens Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 SAST
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.4°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 12AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (21 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.7
SW
12
0.9
E
8
1.7
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
663
663
747
742
699
569
470
368
310
223
193
164
138
132
106
268
456
620
655
694
679
453
506
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:27PM1.45m
6:44AM1.37m
7:26PM1.36m
7:44AM1.23m
8:38PM1.30m
9:02AM1.12m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.35m
1:01PM0.32m
1:41AM0.47m
2:02PM0.42m
3:03AM0.56m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:21
3
3
3
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
17
18
22
24
23
20
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
14
15
15
16
17
21
22
22
19
16
17
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
149
116
94
94
113
123
569
470
368
310
223
193
164
138
110
89
71
55
264
258
239
309
407
506
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
79
77
84
120
68
49
158
178
205
199
175
141
139
134
132
106
104
175
29
97
95
92
87
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SW
11
0.5
E
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
16
45
48
46
16
23
31
11
14
30
30
66
57
55
52
49
119
82
71
31
28
16
16
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
0.3
W
2
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
7
Energy kJ
590
663
663
747
742
699
1
13
20
36
48
70
268
456
620
655
694
679
453
272
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
227
170
170
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
29
29
29
29
37
173
141
141
29
29
29
29
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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