Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
15.3°C
3.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 12PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
4
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2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2.1
E
9
2.4
E
9
1.6
S
12
1.9
E
10
1.5
S
12
1.6
E
10
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
14
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2555
4103
5326
5715
4484
3463
2547
2078
1846
1607
1454
1272
1100
700
929
736
641
594
482
411
344
372
418
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:10PM1.51m
3:16AM1.53m
3:36PM1.63m
3:43AM1.60m
4:03PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:59AM0.21m
9:14PM0.25m
9:24AM0.11m
9:42PM0.16m
9:50AM0.04m
10:10PM0.09m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:45
6:43
6:43
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5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
23
29
30
26
27
23
19
23
23
35
33
28
31
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
11
11
9
9
11
12
22
28
28
23
25
21
18
21
22
30
30
26
26
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