Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Issued: 7 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is

18.2° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 2PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (25 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).
	Saturday 25							Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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)	4	3	3	4	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2927	2371	2205	2417	2601	2561	2345	2201	2011	1914	1500	1271	980	907	826	710	936	1169	2113	1249	2845	3715	6860
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	ESE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NW	E	NW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:45PM1.12m				1:52AM1.24m					2:28PM1.23m				2:33AM1.34m				3:03PM1.33m
Low Tide		7:32AM0.55m				7:42PM0.59m					8:17AM0.45m				8:27PM0.49m				8:52AM0.34m				9:02PM0.40m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—
Temp °C	13	13	16	17	16	14	14	14	14	15	19	23	23	22	20	17	15	15	17	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	11	11	14	15	14	12	11	11	12	12	17	21	21	19	16	13	9	10	11	11	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 16	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 16
kJ	2927	2371	2205	2417	2601	2561	2345	2201	2011	1914	1500	1271	980	907	826	710	700	1169	590	1249	2845	3715	6860
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 6	SSW 16	E 8	SSW 16	ENE 8	SSW 17	ENE 8
kJ	181	185	167	167	122	122	102	86	85	64	481	475	561	553	494	479	30	237	42	635	21	1377	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 4	E 5	E 6	ESE 9	E 7	SE 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	65	75	35	32	6	13	24	8	39	3	31	32	13	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	NE 4	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	—	—	WSW 12	WSW 6	SW 12	SW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	10	4	5	17	—	—	936	143	2113	238	395	576	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	6
Distance (km)	29	24	29	0	210	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	29	29	170	170	170	671	323	213
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	J-Bay	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde		Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	J-Bay	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Leftovers	J-Bay	Super Tubes
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles 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	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	6
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6

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