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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.5
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121211111111810111213151616161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74867261434952834331427823322930687614592268411969491000810038983496529249943292377729
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
1.69
4:55PM
1.54
5:04AM
1.61
5:20PM
1.47
5:29AM
1.50
5:46PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
0.10
10:50AM
0.10
10:54PM
0.16
11:14AM
0.17
11:19PM
0.25
11:39AM
0.26
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:33----
Sunset------6:09-------6:08-------6:07-
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
72---------------------1
Temp. °C191919192020201919191918201919181817171719191818
Feels °C (?)202121202020181818181817181616151412111112121213
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