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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 12 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 1PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
2
WSW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121111111111111111131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9747868337609396837786753912983032582242282732616185456535936346341177700
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
E
15
SE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-6:39-------6:39-------6:39------
Sunset----6:00-------5:59-------5:57---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2411--------------------
Temp. °C181819191918191919192123222020192022293022191919
Feels °C (?)201917161717181819202222192020192023282919171717
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