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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
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4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
14
4.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5451
4678
3767
4179
4932
4796
5167
5355
5383
5352
5201
5368
5653
5961
6387
7008
6864
4721
5008
4681
4199
2995
2366
1799
Wind (km/h)
50
W
50
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:30PM1.28m
1:45AM1.51m
2:07PM1.37m
2:18AM1.58m
2:39PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.37m
7:30PM0.35m
8:07AM0.27m
8:06PM0.28m
8:37AM0.19m
8:37PM0.23m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:38
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
13
14
14
17
17
17
15
15
14
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
10
9
10
11
14
14
15
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
14
4.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
125
94
69
47
50
35
36
35
34
33
33
18
18
5961
6387
7008
6864
4721
5008
4681
4199
2995
2366
1799
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.7
WSW
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
52
58
18
18
18
18
554
18
18
56
305
241
268
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
33
18
25
18
18
104
196
198
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
Energy kJ
5451
4678
3767
4179
4932
4796
5167
5355
5383
5352
5201
5368
5653
706
527
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
6
7
7
7
6
6
4
4
5
4
4
Distance (km)
633
669
693
693
617
617
289
286
210
172
210
210
172
29
29
29
29
29
29
37
37
24
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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