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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.4°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 5AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
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
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1.3
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
649
612
507
412
350
256
217
160
139
134
132
106
331
607
687
603
527
373
590
573
511
537
520
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNE
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
6:44AM1.37m
7:26PM1.36m
7:44AM1.23m
8:38PM1.30m
9:02AM1.12m
10:01PM1.27m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.35m
1:01PM0.32m
1:41AM0.47m
2:02PM0.42m
3:03AM0.56m
3:16PM0.50m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
22
25
23
21
18
16
17
17
19
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
21
24
22
19
17
15
16
15
17
16
15
13
13
14
13
14
14
16
16
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
94
113
123
507
412
350
256
217
160
131
108
110
89
71
41
264
258
239
309
590
573
511
537
520
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
SW
6
Energy kJ
120
68
49
161
208
205
199
146
141
139
134
132
106
104
175
30
97
95
97
87
85
58
49
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SW
11
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SW
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
E
11
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
46
29
15
31
12
14
26
46
66
57
55
52
49
119
87
46
31
28
92
16
34
64
25
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
620
649
612
12
21
34
46
104
331
607
687
603
527
373
286
189
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
170
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
29
29
29
29
173
141
141
29
29
29
29
29
29
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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