Derde Steen surf break

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 SAST
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
!
!
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4
3
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131312121212111111111111121415171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5060568859505253429535432800227718931496133812941080940105690675774390215943348703282897935
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
40
S
35
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
1.27
12:48AM
1.21
1:02PM
1.37
1:26AM
1.30
1:35PM
1.45
1:57AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
0.36
6:53AM
0.35
7:25PM
0.26
7:28AM
0.28
7:56PM
0.18
7:59AM
0.23
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:01-------6:00
Sunset--6:59-------7:00-------7:00-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161718151311111420181716161515151617161514131213
Feels °C (?)981010878111714131414131112121210111010910
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Derde Steen (light winds from the S at Plattekloof Glen wx 18 km from Derde Steen). 3.2m 6s windswell from the S with a 1.6m 13s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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16 km/h
S
0.0
14.6
Air / Water (°C)
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