Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is

17.5° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (15 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	!	!	!	!	3	3	3	3	3	3	!	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	334	341	299	255	229	479	1160	992	1098	3224	3232	3095	2719	2376	2187	1952	1703	1475	1848	2196	1977	1715	1293	1034
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	WNW	NW	W	SSW	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:11AM1.66m				4:39PM1.70m				4:52AM1.65m					5:21PM1.72m				5:32AM1.59m				6:01PM1.69m
Low Tide				10:25AM0.01m				10:49PM0.10m					11:04AM0.00m				11:32PM0.13m				11:42AM0.04m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	17	18	17	15	15	15	15	14	16	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	13	12	12	15	13	13	12	13	13	14	12	16	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	15	17	16	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	334	341	299	255	223	192	198	992	904	3224	3232	3095	2719	2376	2187	1952	1703	1475	1848	2196	1977	1715	1293	1034
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	39	39	35	33	53	189	241	527	773	165	168	182	185	185	182	182	141	136	131	128	98	98	96	98
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 10	SW 17	SSE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14
kJ	33	60	40	53	33	75	8	164	164	202	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 5	WSW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SW 10	—	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	29	49	77	132	229	479	1160	—	1098	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boneyards 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)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards 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)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	24	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	0	0	0	156
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Fence (Port Elizabeth)	Cape St Francis	Cape St Francis	Cape St Francis	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	J-Bay	Kleinemonde	J-Bay	J-Bay	J-Bay	J-Bay	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	J-Bay	J-Bay	Hullets Reef	Riet River	Seal Point	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5	5

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