Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is

18.2° C

Van Stadens Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

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 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	5747	4985	4326	3933	2708	2554	2356	2141	1788	1613	1387	1408	1347	1327	1444	1444	1327	1308	1127	1110	1011	1011	1011
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					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


	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	17	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	11	13	11	11	10	10	11	10	11	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	13	13	14	12	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	5747	4985	4326	3933	2708	2554	2356	2141	1788	1613	1387	1408	1347	1327	1444	1444	1327	1308	1127	1110	1011	1011	1011
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 8	—	S 12	S 11	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	E 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	15	13	25	24	13	—	3	2	—	—	—	—	422	80	280	311	344	417	427	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 8	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	346	373	226	247	231	257	372	512	588	440	273	—	—	—	—	—	432	461	577	580
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Heads Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	202	210	227	227	227	227	227	210	202	210	213	418	227	227	0	0	0	0	0	323	323	227	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)															Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista				Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)															4	4	4	4	4				4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yzerfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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