Derde Steen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.76° S 18.44° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Derde Steen sea temperature is

13.6° C

Derde Steen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	3	4	5	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	734	683	743	759	972	1213	2840	7984	7812	6967	5089	4362	3936	3536	3031	2580	2248	1890	1952	1265	1337	1617	1591	1565
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	E	ESE	SE	SE	E	ESE	E	SW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:48AM0.98m					11:05PM1.08m				12:11PM1.02m				00:19AM1.11m				1:10PM1.09m
Low Tide		4:34AM0.55m				4:48PM0.64m					5:57AM0.53m				6:16PM0.61m				6:58AM0.46m				7:16PM0.54m


	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	12	12	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	15	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	6	7	7	7	11	9	10	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	10	12	17	16	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	734	683	743	759	972	1213	1749	7984	7812	6967	5089	4362	3936	3536	3031	2580	2248	1890	1952	1265	1337	1617	1591	1565
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 20	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 13	—	—	—
kJ	254	203	256	233	178	537	2840	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	929	499	326	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 23	SW 21	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	21	72	154	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	—	SSE 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	19	50	68	98	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	24	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	4	5	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	40	40	161	38	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	17	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3		4	4	4	5	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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