Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1
S
14
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
E
11
1.2
SW
14
1.8
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
10
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
625
585
472
415
362
372
426
384
390
324
302
269
274
241
290
260
589
626
777
847
712
1392
1272
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
NE
5
WNW
15
NE
15
N
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
off
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:03PM1.71m
4:11AM1.64m
4:30PM1.76m
4:39AM1.64m
4:57PM1.77m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.04m
10:10PM0.09m
10:16AM0.00m
10:38PM0.06m
10:43AM0.00m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
22
20
17
17
22
27
21
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
20
20
21
21
19
17
18
20
23
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
10
11
11
10
11
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