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Van Stadens Mouth Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Van Stadens Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.2° C
(Which is 3.1°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 6AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | |
3295 | 3640 | 3746 | 3529 | 2894 | 2680 | 2195 | 1896 | 1724 | 1277 | 980 | 770 | 637 | 485 | 453 | 513 | 441 | 1095 | 533 | 582 | 791 | 1192 | 978 | 973 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 3:45AM1.63m | 4:05PM1.51m | 4:13AM1.59m | 4:34PM1.48m | 4:41AM1.53m | 5:03PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM0.12m | 10:03PM0.21m | 10:25AM0.15m | 10:32PM0.25m | 10:53AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 3295 | 3640 | 3746 | 3529 | 2894 | 2680 | 2195 | 1896 | 1724 | 1277 | 980 | 770 | 637 | 485 | 453 | 513 | 441 | 1095 | 533 | 582 | 323 | 313 | 978 | 973 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 86 | 102 | 225 | 327 | 339 | 316 | 303 | 350 | 338 | 284 | 231 | 184 | 174 | 125 | 297 | 243 | 378 | 367 | 221 | 149 | 254 | 240 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 6 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 8 | 155 | 153 | 112 | 68 | 72 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 71 | 127 | 91 | 198 | 262 | 247 | 96 | 280 | 272 | 11 | 18 | 183 | 142 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 19 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 791 | 1192 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 172 | 170 | 29 | 29 |
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