Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is

17.6° C

Van Stadens Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 7AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2911	3446	9314	8860	6520	5416	4121	3710	3468	2927	2521	2094	2168	2345	2456	2382	2077	1914	1801	1381	1189	997	840	855
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	WSW	W	S	E	NE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SE	E	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:31PM1.11m				12:40PM1.02m				00:57AM1.15m				1:45PM1.12m				1:52AM1.24m					2:28PM1.23m
Low Tide			6:18AM0.63m				6:31PM0.68m				7:32AM0.55m				7:42PM0.59m					8:17AM0.45m				8:27PM0.49m


	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	15	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	18	24	24	22	21
Feels °C	9	10	13	12	15	12	10	12	11	10	11	16	16	13	12	11	11	11	11	15	21	22	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2911	2976	9314	8860	6520	5416	4121	3710	3468	2927	2521	2094	2168	2345	2456	2382	2077	1914	1801	1381	1189	997	840	855
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 18	SE 11	ESE 11	SSE 7	ESE 11	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	1373	3249	60	48	153	47	147	161	99	65	181	163	170	170	148	160	111	86	88	481	475	530	553	419
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 4	E 5	E 6
kJ	66	87	61	—	47	47	44	41	50	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	67	102	37	14	21	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ENE 4	ENE 3	ENE 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	3446	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	133	8	6	8	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	29	30	29	29	24	24	24	24	24	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Tubes	Bruces Beauties	Bruces Beauties	Sea Vista	Riet River	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Sea Vista	J-Bay	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	Riet River	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Seal Point	Kromme Rivermouth
Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Bell Block Reef New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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