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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 pm Sunday 10 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
17.5° C
(Which is 3.8°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 10PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | |
400 | 386 | 675 | 2020 | 5638 | 7222 | 7475 | 6479 | 4554 | 3680 | 5344 | 10996 | 24837 | 21511 | 19266 | 13992 | 13101 | 10580 | 8284 | 7597 | 8219 | 10134 | 12614 | 14263 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:49AM1.05m | 10:57PM1.19m | 11:23AM1.11m | 00:00AM1.32m | 12:27PM1.21m | 00:48AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.57m | 5:20AM0.60m | 5:26PM0.51m | 6:23AM0.45m | 6:23PM0.41m | 7:11AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 400 | 304 | 200 | 145 | 120 | 34 | 72 | 6479 | 4554 | 3680 | 50 | 50 | 18158 | — | — | 12348 | 10988 | 9523 | 7217 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 386 | 386 | 286 | 51 | 39 | 73 | 16 | 72 | 83 | 52 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 45 | 66 | 18 | 42 | 26 | — | 16 | 72 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 75 | 675 | 2020 | 5638 | 7222 | 7475 | — | 32 | 49 | 5344 | 10996 | 24837 | 21511 | 19266 | 13992 | 13101 | 10580 | 8284 | 7597 | 8219 | 10134 | 12614 | 14263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 294 | 34 | 29 | 479 | 584 | 29 | 249 | 273 | 273 | 418 | 29 | 210 | 469 | 286 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 469 | 469 | 479 | 305 | 305 |
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