Surf Forecasts:
Van Stadens Mouth surf forecast from 7 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 12 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, SW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period, WSW swell with 3,715 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 7 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Van Stadens Mouth this week:
The surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.5m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Van Stadens Mouth in the next 16 days are 4.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Fri 12th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 13th Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Van Stadens Mouth over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 580 | 752 | 407 | 1496 | 2528 | 1228 | 860 | 689 | 1276 | 1914 | 1422 | 821 | 802 | 914 | 1978 | 2174 | 1695 | 1015 | 634 | 3715 | 2329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.28m | 8:47AM1.14m | 9:38PM1.30m | 10:07AM1.12m | 10:48PM1.35m | 11:27AM1.16m | 11:55PM1.42m | 12:35PM1.24m | 00:54AM1.51m | 1:32PM1.34m | 1:49AM1.60m | 2:24PM1.44m | 2:40AM1.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.43m | 2:52AM0.56m | 3:00PM0.47m | 4:07AM0.53m | 4:10PM0.48m | 5:21AM0.46m | 5:21PM0.45m | 6:26AM0.36m | 6:28PM0.39m | 7:23AM0.25m | 7:28PM0.30m | 8:14AM0.16m | 8:23PM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SW 11 | ESE 11 | SW 13 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | E 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 524 | 752 | 407 | 1496 | 259 | 1228 | 860 | 689 | 1276 | 1914 | 1422 | 821 | 802 | 914 | 51 | 2174 | 1695 | 1015 | 233 | 37 | 2329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 580 | 494 | 393 | 326 | — | 164 | 127 | 123 | 90 | 85 | 60 | 32 | 94 | 71 | 3 | 35 | 38 | 26 | 11 | — | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 75 | 18 | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | 2 | 14 | — | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | NE 3 | E 4 | — | N 4 | W 4 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2528 | 175 | 96 | 60 | — | 6 | 8 | — | 13 | 15 | 1978 | — | — | — | 634 | 3715 | 427 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 170 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 29 |
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