Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
12.0° C
7.0° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
3
4
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.2
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
658
746
581
1220
1559
1886
1903
1885
1699
1699
1699
1623
1623
1589
1876
2270
2248
2744
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
0
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
6:00PM1.67m
6:10AM1.45m
6:30PM1.54m
6:39AM1.32m
7:00PM1.39m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.21m
12:11PM0.20m
00:41AM0.32m
12:40PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
15
14
12
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
15
15
13
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