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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 7 pm Sunday 31 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | |
986 | 970 | 884 | 723 | 723 | 558 | 497 | 488 | 633 | 726 | 794 | 808 | 977 | 1447 | 1534 | 1542 | 1802 | 1584 | 432 | 2000 | 1524 | 1170 | 888 | 1426 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.43m | 3:57AM1.50m | 4:23PM1.43m | 4:29AM1.48m | 4:56PM1.41m | 5:02AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.30m | 10:11AM0.21m | 10:21PM0.31m | 10:43AM0.23m | 10:55PM0.35m | 11:16AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
 kJ | 986 | 970 | 884 | 723 | 723 | 558 | 497 | 488 | 633 | 726 | 794 | 808 | 977 | 24 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 31 | 341 | 2000 | 1524 | 1170 | 627 | 562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | E 8 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 67 | 62 | 59 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 46 | 46 | 36 | 38 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 6 | — | 3 | 17 | 35 | 346 | 21 | 307 | 644 | 888 | 862 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | 32 | 32 | 116 | 160 | 178 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 29 | — | 3 | 14 | — | 21 | 21 | 196 | 227 | 156 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1447 | 1534 | 1542 | 1802 | 1584 | 432 | — | — | — | 831 | 1426 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 37 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 172 | 486 | 173 | 30 | 227 | 210 | 210 | 227 | 323 | 397 |
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