Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 7 pm 10 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 (10 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 11PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (10 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10			Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	3597	3296	2981	2646	2646	2581	2540	2340	2094	1886	1632	1480	1390	947	805	686	560	486	496	504	470	582	350	296
Wind (km/h)	SW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	E	E	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	WNW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on
High Tide				00:32AM1.39m				1:20PM1.26m				1:40AM1.48m					2:19PM1.39m				2:37AM1.57m
Low Tide		5:59PM0.49m				7:06AM0.36m				7:18PM0.40m					8:08AM0.25m				8:22PM0.29m				8:59AM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—
	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	17	15	15	15	15	14	14	17	18	17	16	15	14	14	13	16	17
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	12	13	15	15	14	13	12	13	13	12	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	3597	3296	2981	2646	2646	2581	2540	2340	2094	1886	1632	1480	1390	947	805	686	560	486	452	444	359	381	350	266
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	—	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	WSW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	13	13	—	8	6	6	5	12	3	11	11	14	13	109	171	178	14	11	10	10	9	359	296	296
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 18	E 8	W 12	WSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SE 11	SE 11	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	5	5	5	5	5	12	1	11	14	10	10	10	5	5	9	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	223	220	241	248	432	496	504	470	582	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2
Distance (km)	29	24	24	24	24	24	31	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	210	210	170	170	0	0	0	0	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Riet River	Bruces Beauties	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth					Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista	Bruces Beauties	Bruces Beauties
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4					3	3	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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