Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
13.9°C
5.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the E by Wed night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
3
2
3
3
3
3
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4
5
5
4
3
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2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
14
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2
SW
13
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1094
1007
990
1824
2200
2096
2331
3373
4193
4193
3470
3067
2670
1346
2054
2339
3639
4117
3865
2949
2172
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
NW
5
SSE
0
SE
15
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:16PM1.24m
2:19AM1.32m
2:44PM1.38m
2:48AM1.44m
3:10PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.47m
8:17PM0.49m
8:33AM0.33m
8:47PM0.36m
8:59AM0.21m
9:14PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
15
14
13
11
12
11
11
13
13
13
14
13
16
16
13
12
13
11
10
9
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