Derde Steen surf break

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.1°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 5AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
1
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313131313131313121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)100616721626160415591472120010831083117911791179106910371086812773700624614546528398553
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crossglasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11PM
0.97
8:41AM
0.95
10:21PM
0.98
10:48AM
0.98
11:40PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
0.70
3:24PM
0.63
4:51AM
0.68
5:15PM
0.57
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise---7:03-------7:05-------7:05----
Sunset------6:30-------6:29-------6:27-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252422222321202020201919212221191918181820212119
Feels °C (?)252421222220191921202019212119181818181818191918
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