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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 12PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
2
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
3
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
11
5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
343
292
268
232
259
209
202
172
169
163
154
272
327
480
954
2403
2934
2517
3009
3218
3371
4182
4797
5692
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
20
NW
20
WNW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
50
WSW
45
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:31AM1.08m
00:15AM1.28m
12:43PM1.18m
1:07AM1.40m
1:30PM1.28m
1:45AM1.51m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.54m
6:45AM0.50m
6:46PM0.44m
7:32AM0.37m
7:30PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:44
5:43
5:42
5:40
3
1
Temp °C
22
23
30
31
29
22
20
19
18
18
20
20
19
19
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
20
21
27
28
28
22
19
19
18
19
21
19
17
15
10
9
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.2
WSW
10
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Energy kJ
343
292
251
204
135
132
135
140
136
132
107
272
115
152
184
156
123
94
69
69
50
55
36
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
E
8
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
13
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
190
219
268
232
259
209
202
172
169
163
154
109
27
21
33
33
34
13
74
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.3
NW
3
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
2
6
2
6
2
20
20
24
19
18
17
28
20
16
15
14
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
1.3
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
3
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
11
5
SW
11
Energy kJ
1
4
5
14
17
29
27
327
480
954
2403
2934
2517
3009
3218
3371
4182
4797
5692
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
8
Distance (km)
0
0
24
34
29
0
29
29
29
29
29
42
30
29
173
457
663
792
693
1055
627
287
173
210
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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