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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 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
17.8° C
(Which is 3.5°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 4PM is: 6.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)23ft (7.0m)13s
Afternoon (13 May)23ft (7.0m)13s
Evening (13 May)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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0
!
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0
!
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4
4
!
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4
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7
SW
13
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
1.7
S
15
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16837
16652
13328
10263
8265
6615
5615
4283
3707
3102
2692
2251
1886
1225
3241
4314
4851
5008
3569
2982
2257
1862
1657
1649
Wind (km/h)
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
1:16PM1.33m
1:31AM1.60m
2:00PM1.45m
2:13AM1.71m
2:42PM1.54m
2:55AM1.77m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.30m
7:53AM0.16m
7:56PM0.20m
8:34AM0.06m
8:39PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
7
7
7
10
10
9
10
10
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
Energy kJ
51
33
8265
6615
5093
4283
3707
3102
2692
2251
1886
836
3241
4314
4851
5008
3569
2982
2257
1862
1657
1355
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
S
20
0.8
SSW
14
1
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.5
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2
SW
14
Energy kJ
7
7
276
435
1225
625
155
66
68
70
829
829
757
622
1649
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
1.6
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
15
Energy kJ
15
12
718
52
41
183
143
218
318
415
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7
SW
13
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
1.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
16837
16652
13328
10263
5615
785
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
3
4
5
6
9
7
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
Distance (km)
305
305
663
625
624
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
24
0
24
24
29
29
29
29
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
4
5
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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