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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 Friday 24 Apr 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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.4°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 11PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
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 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
450 | 692 | 525 | 430 | 335 | 292 | 268 | 232 | 259 | 209 | 202 | 172 | 175 | 163 | 154 | 138 | 225 | 290 | 330 | 1592 | 4385 | 4857 | 4004 | 4182 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:49PM1.17m | 11:31AM1.08m | 00:15AM1.28m | 12:43PM1.18m | 1:07AM1.40m | 1:30PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.59m | 5:27AM0.61m | 5:43PM0.54m | 6:45AM0.50m | 6:46PM0.44m | 7:32AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 306 | 501 | 525 | 430 | 335 | 292 | 252 | 210 | 165 | 132 | 135 | 171 | 175 | 145 | 138 | 138 | 148 | 188 | 205 | 188 | 121 | 92 | 68 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 256 | 211 | 197 | 190 | 219 | 268 | 232 | 259 | 209 | 202 | 172 | 169 | 163 | 154 | 130 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 34 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 450 | 692 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 225 | 290 | 330 | 1592 | 4385 | 4857 | 4004 | 4182 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 209 | 173 | 584 | 693 | 693 | 625 |
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