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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 1 am Thursday 28 May 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 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
4375 | 3820 | 3579 | 3976 | 4978 | 5850 | 5757 | 6148 | 6068 | 5691 | 4193 | 3830 | 3594 | 3216 | 3013 | 2641 | 2238 | 1933 | 1804 | 1438 | 1417 | 1191 | 959 | 913 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.44m | 2:11PM1.32m | 2:19AM1.48m | 2:46PM1.37m | 2:52AM1.50m | 3:18PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.31m | 8:07PM0.38m | 8:38AM0.26m | 8:42PM0.34m | 9:09AM0.23m | 9:15PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 4375 | 3820 | 3579 | 3976 | 4978 | 5850 | 5757 | 6148 | 6068 | 5691 | 4193 | 3830 | 3594 | 3216 | 3013 | 2641 | 2238 | 1933 | 1804 | 1438 | 1417 | 1191 | 959 | 913 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 38 | 45 | 59 | 13 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SE 6 | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 342 | 346 | 186 | — | 58 | — | 7 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | — | 51 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 171 | 141 | 29 | 548 | 227 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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