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Van Stadens Mouth Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Van Stadens Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 7AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
894 | 690 | 572 | 400 | 386 | 623 | 1759 | 4274 | 6390 | 8532 | 7918 | 3742 | 2477 | 2696 | 11249 | 18409 | 23897 | 23514 | 15756 | 11657 | 9274 | 8053 | 7846 | 8201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:49AM1.05m | 10:57PM1.19m | 11:23AM1.11m | 00:00AM1.32m | 12:27PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.68m | 4:10PM0.57m | 5:20AM0.60m | 5:26PM0.51m | 6:23AM0.45m | 6:23PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 894 | 690 | 572 | 400 | 304 | 200 | 145 | 80 | 82 | 72 | 6162 | 3742 | 2477 | 444 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 541 | 511 | 392 | 386 | 386 | 286 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 16 | 72 | 406 | 713 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 66 | 18 | 42 | — | — | 6 | 72 | 71 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | NNW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 27 | 32 | 25 | 78 | 623 | 1759 | 4274 | 6390 | 8532 | 7918 | — | 44 | 2696 | 11249 | 18409 | 23897 | 23514 | 15756 | 11657 | 9274 | 8053 | 7846 | 8201 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 209 | 29 | 30 | 486 | 666 | 170 | 171 | 273 | 406 | 406 | 418 | 29 | 210 | 29 | 38 | 173 | 29 | 161 | 323 | 479 |
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