Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is

17.9° 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 5AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (28 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	6290	5747	4985	4326	4180	2708	2554	2356	2141	1788	1613	1387	1429	1347	1327	1444	1444	1327	1253	1127	1011	1011	1011	996
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NNE	NE	NNE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:07AM1.42m				3:34PM1.44m				3:38AM1.50m				4:03PM1.52m				4:07AM1.55m				4:32PM1.59m
Low Tide				9:22AM0.25m				9:35PM0.31m				9:51AM0.17m				10:05PM0.25m				10:18AM0.11m				10:35PM0.21m


	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	14	14	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	10	11	12	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	9	10	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	6290	5747	4985	4326	4180	2708	2554	2356	2141	1788	1613	1387	1429	1347	1327	1444	1444	1327	1253	1127	1011	1011	1011	996
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	E 8	—	S 12	S 11	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	E 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	—	—	—
kJ	16	15	13	—	—	13	—	3	3	—	—	—	—	422	119	302	327	361	404	422	430	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	398	293	256	278	278	352	444	588	495	426	365	—	427	—	—	—	—	430	430	430
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	213	213	210	227	227	227	227	227	210	202	202	227	227	227	227	0	0	0	0	24	227	227	227	0
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Rating (10 max)																4	4	4	4	4				4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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