Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is

17.9° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (25 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).
	Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	4	3	3	4	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	3468	2927	2371	2205	2417	2601	2561	2345	2201	2011	1914	1500	1358	1052	907	826	826	722	1341	1319	1830	1824	2807	6424
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	ESE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	SW	SE	NW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:57AM1.15m				1:45PM1.12m				1:52AM1.24m					2:28PM1.23m				2:33AM1.34m				3:03PM1.33m
Low Tide			7:32AM0.55m				7:42PM0.59m					8:17AM0.45m				8:27PM0.49m				8:52AM0.34m				9:02PM0.40m


	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	5	4
Temp °C	14	13	13	15	17	16	15	14	14	14	15	19	22	22	21	19	18	16	15	17	18	16	16	16
Feels °C	11	11	11	13	16	14	13	11	11	12	12	17	20	20	18	15	14	11	10	12	13	10	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 17
kJ	3468	2927	2371	2205	2417	2601	2561	2345	2201	2011	1914	1500	1358	1052	907	826	826	700	1341	1319	1830	1824	2807	6424
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	ENE 9
kJ	96	181	185	167	167	122	122	102	111	85	75	481	475	561	553	494	479	27	237	590	635	1134	1377	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 4	E 5	E 5	ESE 8	E 7	E 8	SSW 20	E 8	ENE 8	—
kJ	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	55	51	32	5	11	21	7	38	40	218	31	21	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 4	E 9	—	—	—	—	WSW 12	WSW 5	WSW 5	SSW 6	—	S 6	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	8	64	—	—	—	—	722	59	64	84	—	232	443
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	5
Distance (km)	24	29	29	29	0	31	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	29	29	172	172	170	170	227
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	J-Bay	J-Bay	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Riet River	Kleinemonde	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Mtati	Leftovers	Kromme Rivermouth	Super Tubes	Super Tubes
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Groenvlei Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5

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