
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (26 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1521 | 773 | 1187 | 1591 | 3619 | 3784 | 4175 | 3784 | 3641 | 2894 | 2449 | 1862 | 1704 | 1559 | 1429 | 1482 | 1568 | 1682 | 1452 | 1408 | 1518 | 1945 | 2376 | 3798 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:39AM1.22m | 1:22PM1.17m | 1:25AM1.25m | 2:03PM1.22m | 2:06AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.52m | 7:13AM0.37m | 7:25PM0.47m | 7:53AM0.32m | 8:07PM0.42m | 8:31AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 18 |
1521 | 773 | 827 | 987 | 3619 | 3784 | 4175 | 3784 | 3641 | 2894 | 2449 | 1862 | 1704 | 1559 | 1429 | 1482 | 1568 | 1682 | 1452 | 1408 | 1518 | 1945 | 2376 | 1884 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 20 | SW 18 |
171 | 122 | 1187 | 1591 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 86 | 216 | 216 | 360 | 634 | 2319 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 17 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 18 | — |
— | 553 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 165 | 448 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 68 | 88 | 3798 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 98 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 40 |
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