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Derde Steen surf break

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 12 Jan 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
14.1° C
 (Which is 5.5°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: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)181716151414131313121212121211111111111111111616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10531502157115891290172913391228102184676174873669972675670170158958954457910012723
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
0
SE
0
NE
5
W
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglassononcross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
0.96
10:14AM
1.09
11:23PM
0.97
11:33AM
1.09
12:36AM
1.03
12:38PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
0.63
5:10PM
0.55
5:20AM
0.64
6:23PM
0.50
6:37AM
0.59
7:16PM
0.43
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---5:47-------5:48-------5:48----
Sunset-------8:00-------8:00-------8:00
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120212123232119191820222222201918171921212019
Feels °C (?)232523242222201918191921212019181818171918181819
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