Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
14.0°C
5.0° 

Van Stadens Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 8AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 Aug)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (23 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
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2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SSW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1019
1651
1655
1514
1437
1219
1857
1778
1545
1407
1240
1094
1007
913
1504
1915
2096
2436
3150
3569
2305
1830
3216
3013
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:53AM1.07m
1:41PM1.10m
1:44AM1.20m
2:16PM1.24m
2:19AM1.32m
2:44PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.60m
7:42PM0.62m
8:05AM0.47m
8:17PM0.49m
8:33AM0.33m
8:47PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
16
17
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
9
10
11
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
14
13
11
11
10
10
12
14
14
14
15
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