Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
17.7° C
1.5° 

Van Stadens Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 1PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
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4
4
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
10
2
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
1.9
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2248
2297
2335
2043
1594
1171
1010
864
639
432
356
392
520
1090
1518
1047
683
573
497
860
1922
2662
2162
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
0
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:01PM1.69m
6:10AM1.50m
6:39PM1.61m
6:48AM1.38m
7:18PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.04m
00:12AM0.19m
12:18PM0.12m
00:52AM0.28m
12:53PM0.23m
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7:20
7:20
7:20
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5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
19
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
19
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
15
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
13
9
10
10
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