Derde Steen surf break

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 SAST
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Derde Steen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Derde Steen sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 4.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Derde Steen today?

The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (20 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
2
SSE
1.4
S
1.1
S
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212118881111131313131313131514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)649706634561494383283428251168140112116114114114114986665167136189309
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
onononcrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
1.67
5:11PM
1.49
5:28AM
1.62
5:48PM
1.41
6:05AM
1.53
6:30PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.03
11:08AM
0.05
11:12PM
0.08
11:44AM
0.10
11:48PM
0.17
12:24PM
0.19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset------7:32-------7:31-------7:30-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120212627282623212021252424222220191922202017
Feels °C (?)202120212725272623212022252223232320191820192019
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