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Derde Steen Surf Forecast
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Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.4°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 4AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 455 | 521 | 1271 | 1379 | 2491 | 2982 | 3418 | 3578 | 2573 | 1487 | 1272 | 1235 | 1245 | 1014 | 1100 | 953 | 893 | 782 | 722 | 636 | 625 | 521 | 503 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:46AM 1.51 | 6:15PM 1.32 | 6:33AM 1.35 | 7:10PM 1.18 | 7:37AM 1.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:31PM 0.18 | 12:04PM 0.18 | 12:15AM 0.31 | 12:54PM 0.33 | 1:14AM 0.46 | 2:07PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
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