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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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 2.3°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 4PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
4
4
4
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
4
S
13
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5201
5277
5153
4780
4752
4658
5140
6190
5516
4495
3893
3149
2252
1676
1369
1102
887
730
1002
4623
5461
5104
4522
3761
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:07PM1.37m
2:18AM1.58m
2:39PM1.45m
2:48AM1.63m
3:09PM1.49m
3:17AM1.64m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.27m
8:06PM0.28m
8:37AM0.19m
8:37PM0.23m
9:05AM0.14m
9:06PM0.20m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
15
15
13
13
14
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
7
8
8
9
10
8
9
11
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
4
S
13
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
18
18
18
4780
4752
4658
5140
6190
5516
4495
3893
3149
2252
1676
1369
1102
887
730
1002
4623
5461
5104
4522
3761
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.7
SSE
15
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
33
18
18
1364
18
18
18
18
56
104
246
246
208
742
721
661
494
291
183
128
86
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
4
0.9
SSW
18
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
33
18
33
67
32
18
18
226
198
377
17
16
3
564
19
18
18
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
Energy kJ
5201
5277
5153
720
537
3
4
6
14
24
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
4
5
6
6
8
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
Distance (km)
210
289
172
173
29
29
29
24
29
37
37
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
29
29
29
29
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
9
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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