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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.5°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 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1
SW
12
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
SW
10
1
E
9
1.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1286
980
774
548
438
450
501
471
450
408
399
343
247
259
210
225
229
262
214
175
151
148
256
309
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NW
10
W
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
35
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:29AM1.07m
10:49PM1.17m
11:31AM1.08m
00:15AM1.28m
12:43PM1.18m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.64m
3:58PM0.59m
5:27AM0.61m
5:43PM0.54m
6:45AM0.50m
6:46PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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6:48
6:48
6:48
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5:45
5:44
5:43
1
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
27
28
27
24
22
22
22
22
29
30
28
23
22
21
20
19
21
22
20
19
17
13
13
15
24
26
25
21
19
20
20
21
26
29
28
23
23
22
20
19
20
21
19
19
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.8
E
8
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
8
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1286
980
774
548
438
306
256
471
450
408
399
343
247
210
210
225
229
262
214
175
142
148
196
219
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
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
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
399
211
197
190
182
268
232
259
209
202
172
169
163
157
151
148
11
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
14
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
6
2
2
6
5
20
24
19
18
25
25
16
34
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
7
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
1.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
6
Energy kJ
619
625
569
477
450
501
646
586
4
9
7
13
16
17
23
256
309
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
170
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
29
31
0
0
0
29
29
29
42
30
29
268
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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