Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
13.8° C
5.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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4
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SW
11
2
SSW
11
3
SW
11
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1381
1404
4119
5868
6042
4873
3997
3397
2815
2269
1978
1742
1524
1420
723
655
674
847
771
940
2059
822
718
635
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:47AM1.06m
8:17PM1.09m
9:08AM0.94m
10:35PM1.00m
12:37PM0.96m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.58m
1:47PM0.62m
2:53AM0.70m
3:08PM0.75m
5:55AM0.72m
6:34PM0.74m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
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5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
17
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
12
14
12
13
12
11
12
12
14
14
13
11
12
14
13
9
10
10
10
10
11
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