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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.3°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 7PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
0
0
2
!
!
0
!
!
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
2.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
6
WSW
12
7
WSW
13
7.5
WSW
13
7.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2242
1869
1686
1362
1075
894
690
572
400
386
1093
2410
4826
7374
8295
8188
4662
2987
3367
10647
15777
18734
18214
14598
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
S
20
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
15
WSW
30
W
35
NW
40
W
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
55
NW
60
NW
35
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:03AM1.08m
9:26PM1.12m
9:49AM1.05m
10:57PM1.19m
11:23AM1.11m
00:00AM1.32m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.58m
3:46AM0.68m
4:10PM0.57m
5:20AM0.60m
5:26PM0.51m
6:23AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
1
1
3
8
5
5
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
16
15
14
14
13
14
17
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
10
9
13
9
6
4
6
7
9
6
7
11
11
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
1
SSW
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
2242
1869
1686
1362
1075
894
690
572
400
304
200
148
120
118
72
6373
4662
2987
323
35
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
833
726
726
726
573
541
511
392
386
386
320
54
38
26
16
72
83
585
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
16
17
15
258
301
6
6
6
16
45
68
18
62
6
72
52
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
3
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
NW
4
1.6
WNW
5
2.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
1.1
NNW
5
3.5
WSW
11
6
WSW
12
7
WSW
13
7.5
WSW
13
7.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
11
32
46
42
34
25
138
1093
2410
4826
7374
8295
8188
50
3367
10647
15777
18734
18214
14598
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
9
3
3
9
Distance (km)
24
30
210
177
0
0
0
24
220
173
29
29
457
663
29
170
453
406
393
418
29
469
479
210
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
1
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
9
3
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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