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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.3°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 3PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (11 May)20ft (6.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
!
!
!
0
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)
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
6
SW
13
8
WSW
14
7
SW
14
7
SW
14
6
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
7
SW
12
7
SW
13
7
SW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8270
6858
4912
3921
4248
11562
27001
21128
18760
13676
11949
9665
7568
6865
7296
8866
10964
14966
16461
15852
12450
9577
7530
5793
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
45
NW
55
NW
50
NW
30
W
30
W
40
WSW
25
W
35
SW
30
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
30
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:23AM1.11m
00:00AM1.32m
12:27PM1.21m
00:48AM1.47m
1:16PM1.33m
1:31AM1.60m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.51m
6:23AM0.45m
6:23PM0.41m
7:11AM0.30m
7:11PM0.30m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:27
4
5
10
6
2
1
5
3
Temp °C
12
13
16
19
19
18
20
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
6
6
6
8
9
13
15
11
14
11
10
12
15
12
11
8
8
5
7
7
8
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
7
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
72
6858
4912
3921
37
35
19455
11949
9665
37
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
16
72
52
37
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
14
14
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
12
1.3
NNW
6
4
WSW
12
6
SW
13
8
WSW
14
7
SW
14
7
SW
14
6
SW
14
2.5
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
7
SW
12
7
SW
13
7
SW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
8270
105
4248
11562
27001
21128
18760
13676
2310
7568
6865
7296
8866
10964
14966
16461
15852
12450
9577
7530
5793
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
5
3
4
3
2
9
9
6
6
9
9
8
4
4
4
8
5
3
4
4
5
6
6
Distance (km)
29
171
273
406
413
429
210
210
34
289
29
29
29
246
294
455
305
305
584
624
624
172
173
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
4
4
3
2
9
9
9
6
9
9
9
5
4
5
8
9
5
4
5
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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