New Features: Surf quality ratings, wave energy, separate swell and wind wave components, based upon the higher resolution 0.5 degree (approx 50km) NWW3 Global Model. Many more features will be made live in the next few days. Best wishes. The surf-forecast team - September 27th 2008. UPDATE October 8th - Check out the new swell maps. More to follow - keep checking back.
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Derde Steen
South Africa Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
Derde Steen,
South Africa 6 Day Weather / Surf Forecast
Issued: 19 pm Thu 08 Jan
Days
0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry
Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night) Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon)
Days
4-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry
Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night) Wind will be generally light
Rating
Thu night
Fri morn- ing
Fri after- noon
Fri night
Sat morn- ing
Sat after- noon
Sat night
Sun morn- ing
Sun after- noon
Sun night
Mon morn- ing
Mon after- noon
Mon night
Tue morn- ing
Tue after- noon
Tue night
Wed morn- ing
Wed after- noon
Largest waves (m)& Period
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
12
11
10
10
9
9
Max-energy
4124
3680
2988
1881
1102
838
858
1155
1219
568
449
308
555
659
508
1354
1354
1380
Wind (km/h)
Wind State
cross
cross- on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross- off
cross
cross
cross- off
cross- on
cross- on
cross- on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
Swell1 (m)& direction
W
W
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
SW
SSW
NW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SSW
NW
Period(s)
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
18
11
11
10
12
11
10
10
9
13
Swell2 (m)& direction
NW
NW
NW
NW
WNW
SSW
NW
NW
WNW
WNW
SSE
SW
NW
NW
WNW
NW
NW
WNW
Period(s)
13
13
13
13
16
13
15
18
14
17
7
13
15
15
15
14
14
16
wind waves (m)/ dir
SSE
SSE
SSE
SSE
SSE
S
SSE
SSE
SSW
SSE
SSE
SSE
SSE
SSE
SW
SSE
SSE
SSW
Period(s)
13
12
11
11
10
6
6
5
11
7
7
7
6
4
4
10
9
9
High
Tide height (m)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low
Tide height (m)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Note: the tide data above is s_tidephrase. For tide
graph click here...
Today's Sea Temperature:
17.8 (Statistics for 08 Jan 1981-2005 - mean:
19.6 max: 20.9°C min: 18.4°C)
