Van Stadens Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 7PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1640
1387
1288
1094
904
754
617
617
591
513
464
436
378
390
486
501
572
623
501
924
984
865
827
581
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
SE
0
NNW
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:23PM1.60m
3:38AM1.78m
4:05PM1.62m
4:21AM1.74m
4:49PM1.59m
5:05AM1.65m
Low Tide
9:15AM-0.00m
9:23PM0.08m
9:56AM-0.01m
10:07PM0.08m
10:38AM0.03m
10:53PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:23
5:22
1
Temp °C
19
21
17
16
16
16
16
17
22
22
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
18
15
14
14
15
15
15
21
20
18
17
16
15
15
15
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1640
1387
1288
1094
904
754
617
617
591
513
464
436
378
390
486
501
572
623
501
924
984
252
310
375
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
E
6
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
1173
855
816
628
547
389
363
344
84
240
237
233
203
206
257
268
263
171
137
66
195
865
827
581
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.4
S
14
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
S
11
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
7
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
E
7
0.4
SSE
14
Energy kJ
20
63
85
78
231
64
51
52
39
39
29
31
32
35
229
99
23
41
25
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
0.5
E
7
2
SSE
8
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
2
20
48
79
118
6
7
210
293
23
429
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
2
3
Distance (km)
0
210
210
170
170
0
0
0
0
29
29
29
29
29
29
0
29
30
0
0
0
0
141
177
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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