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Derde Steen Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 May 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.1°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 12PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
2709 | 2302 | 1931 | 2020 | 1873 | 1289 | 969 | 800 | 712 | 653 | 674 | 1261 | 1860 | 2107 | 2140 | 2221 | 2103 | 2121 | 1965 | 1965 | 990 | 1096 | 1406 | 1431 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:42PM1.41m | 3:47AM1.45m | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:44PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.12m | 9:44PM0.24m | 10:03AM0.16m | 10:14PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:45PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 2709 | 2302 | 1931 | 2020 | 1615 | 1289 | 969 | 800 | 712 | 653 | 596 | 1261 | 1860 | 2107 | 2140 | 2221 | 2103 | 2121 | 1965 | 1965 | 990 | 1096 | 1406 | 1431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | S 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 92 | 202 | 154 | 198 | 149 | 144 | 295 | 589 | 674 | 254 | 48 | 48 | 110 | 139 | 178 | 170 | 155 | 152 | 147 | 145 | 135 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | SW 20 | S 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 37 | 72 | 127 | 124 | 258 | 302 | 138 | 130 | 75 | 74 | 42 | 69 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 122 | 126 | 288 | 1873 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 160 | 276 | 276 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 98 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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