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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 May 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
17.5° C
(Which is 3.8°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 2AM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (11 May)20ft (6.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
0
!
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0
0
!
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0
0
!
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0
!
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
7
3.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
6
WSW
13
8
WSW
14
7.5
SW
14
7.5
SW
14
6.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
12
6
WSW
12
6.5
WSW
12
7.5
SW
13
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
1976
5535
7730
8544
7102
4912
3762
4330
10662
24533
21813
21117
14015
11127
9243
8486
7138
8385
10303
13147
16701
17154
15555
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
40
W
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
55
NW
50
NW
30
W
35
WNW
45
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
20
W
5
WNW
25
W
35
W
40
W
50
WSW
55
W
55
W
50
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:57PM1.19m
11:23AM1.11m
00:00AM1.32m
12:27PM1.21m
00:48AM1.47m
1:16PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.57m
5:20AM0.60m
5:26PM0.51m
6:23AM0.45m
6:23PM0.41m
7:11AM0.30m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
1
2
5
6
9
3
3
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
14
13
14
16
19
19
18
21
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
11
8
8
5
6
6
7
8
9
13
15
9
11
12
9
12
16
13
11
9
8
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
6.5
SW
14
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
200
145
120
118
72
7102
4912
3762
37
35
17417
9243
7554
40
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
286
51
39
26
16
72
52
37
7
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
66
18
42
14
6
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
7
3.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
1
NNW
5
4
WSW
12
6
WSW
13
8
WSW
14
7.5
SW
14
7.5
SW
14
6.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
12
6
WSW
12
6.5
WSW
12
7.5
SW
13
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
485
1976
5535
7730
8544
49
4330
10662
24533
21813
21117
14015
11127
8486
7138
8385
10303
13147
16701
17154
15555
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
5
3
3
3
1
9
2
9
6
5
9
8
5
5
4
4
9
3
4
Distance (km)
584
29
486
584
29
171
273
268
418
29
210
469
210
34
173
29
29
29
295
479
397
323
584
693
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
9
9
8
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
5
4
4
3
1
9
2
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
9
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
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