Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
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0
0
0
0
2
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4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
3.5
SW
14
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
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3020
2752
2660
2457
2257
1999
2221
1470
1500
4181
5868
5715
4873
3937
3344
2672
2269
1978
1638
1524
1420
723
560
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:10AM1.19m
7:32PM1.24m
7:47AM1.06m
8:17PM1.09m
9:08AM0.94m
10:35PM1.00m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.48m
1:49AM0.58m
1:47PM0.62m
2:53AM0.70m
3:08PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
16
16
15
16
14
14
13
13
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
19
16
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
15
14
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
14
15
12
11
12
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