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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 01 May 2025 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Van Stadens Mouth this week:

The surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 01) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Van Stadens Mouth in the next 12 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Monday (May 05) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Thu 1st May)8ft (2.5m) 11s
Best Surf 2AM (Fri 2nd May)11ft (3.5m) 11s
Most Powerful 5AM (Thu 8th May)10ft (3.0m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Van Stadens Mouth over the next 12 days.

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
4.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.5
WSW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111010141213121112121117161514141313121211111212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)241642683430379644003736259018241277705469227373634649760752109411027664931488136112480144020671883117785754385012691160179121542274
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
45
WSW
30
W
45
W
45
WSW
30
W
20
W
5
S
15
NE
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
SW
30
WSW
20
W
5
SSE
15
E
25
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffcrosscross-
off
glassoncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
1.42
6:28AM
1.37
7:04PM
1.29
7:22AM
1.19
8:17PM
1.17
8:45AM
1.05
10:07PM
1.13
10:47AM
1.02
11:43PM
1.20
12:12PM
1.09
12:40AM
1.29
1:03PM
1.18
1:19AM
1.39
1:40PM
1.26
1:51AM
1.47
2:12PM
1.34
2:20AM
1.53
2:42PM
1.41
2:49AM
1.57
3:10PM
1.45
3:17AM
1.59
3:39PM
1.48
3:46AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.21
12:17AM
0.35
12:44PM
0.36
1:12AM
0.51
1:41PM
0.50
2:37AM
0.65
3:10PM
0.60
4:46AM
0.67
5:00PM
0.60
6:18AM
0.59
6:14PM
0.54
7:08AM
0.49
7:01PM
0.46
7:42AM
0.39
7:37PM
0.39
8:11AM
0.30
8:08PM
0.33
8:38AM
0.23
8:37PM
0.28
9:04AM
0.18
9:06PM
0.25
9:31AM
0.16
9:35PM
0.24
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise6:52--6:54--6:54--6:54--6:56--6:56--6:56--6:58--6:58--7:00--7:00--7:01--
Sunset-5:37--5:37--5:36--5:35--5:34--5:32--5:31--5:31--5:30--5:30--5:29--5:28-
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Rain (mm)
--21241-----------------------------
Temp. °C181814141515151615172120242520191916181918222424333431191818181918263229
Feels °C (?)1297556111313151917212217171715161819202122282926171415171614243026

Short Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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Information about the Van Stadens Mouth Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Van Stadens Mouth provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Van Stadens Mouth can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Van Stadens Mouth surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Van Stadens Mouth) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Van Stadens Mouth is 27 km (17 miles) from the city of Uitenhage. If you plan a holiday in Eastern Cape (South), look for hotels and other accommodation in Uitenhage. Uitenhage has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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