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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 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
18.3° 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 1PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)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 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
13
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1514
1626
1640
1387
1182
1094
904
754
617
617
521
521
464
378
378
390
486
501
501
623
451
691
984
891
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
SW
5
NNE
5
ENE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:23PM1.60m
3:38AM1.78m
4:05PM1.62m
4:21AM1.74m
4:49PM1.59m
Low Tide
9:15AM-0.00m
9:23PM0.08m
9:56AM-0.01m
10:07PM0.08m
10:38AM0.03m
10:53PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
16
16
19
21
17
16
16
15
16
17
22
22
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
15
14
17
18
15
14
14
13
15
15
21
20
18
17
16
16
15
15
18
19
20
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
13
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
1514
1626
1640
1387
1182
1094
904
754
617
617
521
521
464
378
378
390
486
501
501
623
451
691
984
891
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
11
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
7
Energy kJ
726
1355
1173
855
816
628
628
464
369
344
231
235
237
233
203
206
257
268
263
216
137
40
134
238
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
0.6
SE
6
0.4
S
14
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
SW
16
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
432
659
21
58
82
78
81
64
51
51
41
42
32
32
33
33
258
99
64
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
ENE
6
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
S
6
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
2
19
48
77
77
8
16
33
94
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
210
210
170
170
0
0
0
0
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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