Derde Steen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.76° S 18.44° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Derde Steen sea temperature is

14.0° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 8AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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)	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	!	2	!	2	2	2	!	4	!	!	4	4	4	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1942	1817	1789	1535	1265	1408	3311	3237	3275	2391	3104	2734	2615	2507	2672	2545	2713	2713	2423	2265	2121	2088	1927	1430
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:01AM1.10m				9:26PM1.29m				10:21AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m
Low Tide		2:50AM0.40m				2:52PM0.47m				4:03AM0.39m				4:12PM0.49m					5:22AM0.34m				5:37PM0.45m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	15	17	16	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	12	15	15	14	12
Feels °C	15	14	14	15	15	14	11	9	8	8	9	10	11	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	12	12	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1942	1817	1789	1535	1265	1408	3311	3237	3275	2391	3104	2734	2615	2507	2672	2545	2713	2713	2423	2265	2121	2088	1927	1430
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	S 7
kJ	188	470	528	781	1172	1039	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	892	340	16	37	34	82	112	114
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	141
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	461	—	—	—	90	103	90	—	—	—	—	—	135	169	177
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	3	73	18	106	17	3	4	3	17	17	17	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4		5		5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	5	6	7	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8	8

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