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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.2°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 12PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
494
596
767
628
488
437
437
725
1075
1460
1857
2458
2717
2747
2420
1982
1632
1408
1185
1077
940
910
993
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
0
SSW
5
S
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:33AM1.08m
11:18PM1.30m
11:51AM1.12m
00:17AM1.35m
12:49PM1.18m
1:04AM1.40m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.52m
5:53AM0.52m
5:48PM0.50m
6:49AM0.44m
6:43PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
16
16
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
20
23
21
20
20
19
18
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
16
19
19
18
17
16
17
17
17
19
22
20
19
19
17
16
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
350
494
596
767
628
488
437
437
725
1075
1460
1857
2458
2717
2747
2420
1982
1632
1408
1185
1077
940
910
993
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
8
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
341
214
82
70
68
68
66
203
62
57
55
55
17
37
23
28
31
25
19
19
13
15
10
171
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
56
79
77
34
33
166
169
65
31
17
17
17
17
37
23
22
21
21
13
13
8
8
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
E
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Energy kJ
32
30
76
12
46
13
59
90
93
77
44
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
30
170
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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