Derde Steen surf break

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.3°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 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SW
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.7
S
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)10101013121212101210101010111099141010109914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61454244676042836132524720218826225594137134118112128171273296278266393
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
1.30
1:44AM
1.46
2:05PM
1.39
2:18AM
1.55
2:38PM
1.45
2:49AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34PM
0.25
8:03AM
0.18
8:10PM
0.18
8:37AM
0.10
8:42PM
0.13
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--6:45-------6:44-------6:43-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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. °C192020191817161619212118181817172221191919181818
Feels °C (?)181717171616151719191816181817172119171920191919
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