Van Stadens Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 25.25° E

Van Stadens Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.7° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 6PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
3
SSE
8
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SSE
9
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1285
996
1180
2327
2491
2964
2696
1218
1292
1507
711
943
675
515
372
294
505
496
540
451
451
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:21PM1.36m
7:49AM1.14m
8:32PM1.19m
9:45AM1.02m
10:56PM1.12m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.38m
1:44AM0.48m
1:55PM0.55m
3:16AM0.61m
4:00PM0.67m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
4
6
5
7
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
17
16
15
10
11
9
8
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
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