Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 7 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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am 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)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Evening (15 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	!	!	!	!	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 10	SW 7	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 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	341	299	255	268	553	1275	1059	932	3390	3390	3246	2719	2376	2187	1952	1703	1475	1617	1805	1645	1389	1048	897	759
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	SW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	N	SE	E	NE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide					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				00:12AM0.19m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	17	19	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	14	15	17	18	17	15	15	16
Feels °C	12	12	15	15	13	13	12	13	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	12	14	17	17	15	13	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 16	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 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	341	299	255	223	192	161	527	932	3390	3390	3246	2719	2376	2187	1952	1703	1475	1617	1805	1645	1389	1048	897	759
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 17	E 10	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	E 10
kJ	39	35	33	53	209	241	164	773	165	168	182	185	185	182	182	141	136	131	128	98	98	100	130	98
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 17	SW 17	SE 9	SE 9	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 12
kJ	60	40	39	28	75	3	3	164	164	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	36	58	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3
kJ	49	66	132	268	553	1275	1059	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Doughnuts Backreef 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)	Boneyards 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)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	24	24	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	0	24	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	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	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	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	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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