Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 6PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 949 | 823 | 1783 | 1236 | 1271 | 1502 | 1619 | 1331 | 976 | 860 | 1001 | 886 | 509 | 424 | 683 | 545 | 500 | 186 | 188 | 270 | 932 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11PM1.27m | 7:57AM1.08m | 8:31PM1.15m | 9:47AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.40m | 1:38AM0.41m | 1:56PM0.53m | 3:14AM0.50m | 3:58PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 949 | 598 | 419 | 459 | 349 | 246 | 242 | 193 | 140 | 107 | 93 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 359 | 339 | 173 | 121 | 188 | 81 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 16 | W 14 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | NW 8 | — | — | S 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 157 | 5 | 93 | 75 | 38 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 33 | 73 | 69 | 114 | 61 | 39 | 85 | 932 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 25 | SW 23 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 46 | 58 | 39 | 59 | 266 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 823 | 1783 | 1236 | 1271 | 1502 | 1619 | 1331 | 976 | 860 | 1001 | 886 | 509 | 424 | 683 | 545 | 500 | 186 | 181 | 270 | 270 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 126 | 931 | 995 | 1405 | 1272 | 1272 | 1272 | 1434 | 3871 | 217 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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