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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 30 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 2PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (30 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (30 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1810
1668
1537
1417
1279
1019
913
827
761
833
1042
1118
986
899
884
723
723
558
497
488
675
798
882
1167
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
0
NE
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
N
0
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
25
WSW
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:18PM1.41m
3:25AM1.51m
3:50PM1.43m
3:57AM1.50m
4:23PM1.43m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.23m
9:15PM0.31m
9:40AM0.21m
9:48PM0.30m
10:11AM0.21m
10:21PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:16
5:16
Temp °C
14
14
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
21
26
26
25
24
24
23
22
22
24
22
23
23
20
12
13
19
18
18
17
16
17
16
15
20
26
26
23
22
21
21
20
20
23
22
22
20
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
1810
1668
1537
1417
1279
1019
913
827
761
833
1042
1118
986
899
884
723
723
558
497
488
675
798
882
1167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
17
25
68
61
61
66
74
84
112
99
91
94
92
65
76
78
60
65
47
36
40
41
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
27
23
26
115
160
178
22
21
21
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
36
28
34
86
137
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
30
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
30
0
0
0
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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