Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is

17.0° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 10AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	16s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	2	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SSW 13	WSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	455	493	457	1271	1929	2519	2775	2567	2345	2045	1677	1474	1319	1315	1112	1305	878	721	680	539	1578	3087	3213	2816
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NW	WSW	S	SE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				8:11AM1.14m				8:45PM1.25m				9:11AM1.04m				9:52PM1.15m				10:51AM0.98m
Low Tide		2:16AM0.50m				2:11PM0.49m				3:11AM0.59m				3:06PM0.61m				4:32AM0.65m				4:38PM0.69m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	16	16	16	14	13	13	13	14	17	18	17	15	15	15	14	13	16	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	10	12	12	15	15	14	12	11	11	12	12	14	14	13	11	12	12	12	11	15	13	12	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	455	388	290	1271	1929	2519	2775	2567	2345	2045	1677	1474	1319	1315	1112	1305	703	721	505	539	91	91	3213	2816
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 12	SSW 21
kJ	295	396	382	359	305	286	247	247	270	270	226	226	234	204	171	218	144	144	142	283	23	14	91	333
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	—	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 4	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 12	E 7	E 8	ENE 8	SE 12	—	—	ENE 9	ESE 12
kJ	220	493	457	8	—	7	7	7	7	7	2	6	—	172	215	184	17	20	21	142	—	—	7	90
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	—	WSW 3	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 7	SW 12	SW 12	—	—
kJ	—	—	232	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	8	75	88	64	878	658	680	116	1578	3087	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boneyards 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)	Mtati 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)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Lookout Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	29	0	0	0	0	177	0	0	0	0	0	29	29	170	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	161	173
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Seal Point	Mtati	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde		Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Riet River	Kleinemonde	J-Bay	J-Bay	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Riet River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9
Header Global	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Boulders Samoa	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Barbel Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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