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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)111010101010101010101010101011111212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)441362318245168231168157184361597769117718012772326734763172277925322113190216741463
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
10
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
1.38
3:14AM
1.36
3:19PM
1.47
3:46AM
1.46
3:50PM
1.54
4:16AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04PM
0.30
9:13AM
0.36
9:35PM
0.21
9:45AM
0.29
10:04PM
0.13
10:17AM
0.23
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----5:24-------5:24-------5:26--
Sunset7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120181819212222202019191920212019191918192021
Feels °C (?)192019181920222019171714131212141414161616171717
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