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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 10PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (30 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
7
4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1279
1019
913
827
761
833
1042
1118
986
899
884
723
666
497
497
533
687
798
866
957
1614
2033
1148
2097
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
S
5
N
5
NW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:18PM1.41m
3:25AM1.51m
3:50PM1.43m
3:57AM1.50m
4:23PM1.43m
4:29AM1.48m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.31m
9:40AM0.21m
9:48PM0.30m
10:11AM0.21m
10:21PM0.31m
10:43AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:16
5:16
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
22
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
28
25
23
23
22
20
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
17
16
15
21
25
26
23
22
22
22
21
26
25
23
22
21
18
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
1279
1019
913
827
761
833
1042
1118
986
899
884
723
666
497
497
533
687
798
866
957
30
20
30
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
61
61
66
66
68
82
105
94
75
94
50
71
100
76
61
47
37
39
40
28
12
28
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
29
34
22
116
160
178
22
21
21
12
29
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
2.3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
7
4
WSW
9
Energy kJ
100
92
67
75
68
1614
2033
1148
2097
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
158
170
173
289
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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