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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 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
17.8° C
(Which is 3.5°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 2AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (14 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
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4
4
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4
5
4
4
5
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
1.6
S
15
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13635
10263
8053
6431
5276
4283
3707
3102
2692
2158
1886
1087
3197
4493
4892
4938
3467
2898
2257
1838
1514
1649
1537
1408
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:31AM1.60m
2:00PM1.45m
2:13AM1.71m
2:42PM1.54m
2:55AM1.77m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.30m
7:53AM0.16m
7:56PM0.20m
8:34AM0.06m
8:39PM0.12m
9:15AM-0.00m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
20
8
10
10
10
11
10
12
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
10
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
Energy kJ
52
8053
6431
5276
4283
3707
3102
2692
2158
1886
836
3197
4493
4892
4938
3467
2898
2257
1838
1514
1355
1537
1408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
S
20
0.8
SSW
14
1
S
15
1.6
S
12
1.5
WSW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2
SW
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
Energy kJ
7
7
276
435
723
625
41
66
68
70
829
757
771
681
1649
1170
841
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
1.6
S
15
0.2
WSW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
15
12
1087
31
188
143
221
390
528
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
13635
10263
940
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
4
6
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
Distance (km)
624
29
34
29
29
29
29
29
29
24
0
0
24
29
29
29
29
29
0
0
0
0
24
227
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
9
9
9
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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