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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 Mar 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
0
3
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.8
SSW
1.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)111110101010881111981179101111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)749813707433348273237193172190207188157211850136022972244170115001256936813749
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
30
SW
10
N
5
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossonononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
1.05
12:02PM
1.09
12:53AM
1.21
1:16PM
1.22
1:43AM
1.39
2:00PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
0.67
6:30PM
0.56
7:15AM
0.52
7:29PM
0.41
8:02AM
0.36
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---6:26-------6:26-------6:28----
Sunset------6:21-------6:20-------6:17-
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----131-11-------------
Temp. °C191919223220202119191919202019181717171719201918
Feels °C (?)191818223117212420191917181716161616171618181818
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