Derde Steen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.76° S 18.44° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Derde Steen sea temperature is

13.8° 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 9AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	!	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	4498	2597	2278	2247	2061	2004	1663	1504	1367	1247	1053	1067	976	1083	1083	1083	976	878	796	796	732	669	600	609
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	S	SSW	SSE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	S	SSW	SSE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off
High Tide		2:33AM1.32m				3:02PM1.36m				3:06AM1.38m				3:33PM1.43m				3:38AM1.41m				4:03PM1.49m
Low Tide				8:52AM0.23m				9:09PM0.31m				9:22AM0.17m				9:40PM0.25m				9:50AM0.13m				10:11PM0.22m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	14	17	17	15	13	13	13	13	14	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	16	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	9	9	9	10	14	13	12	10	10	10	10	11	15	13	13	13	13	12	11	14	16	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	4498	2597	2278	2247	2061	2004	1663	1504	1367	1247	1053	1067	976	1083	1083	1083	976	878	796	796	732	669	600	609
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	238	207	—	105	58	44	52	66	18	18	—	15	7	15	9	9	6	6	6	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	489	364	308	295	342	330	159	178	126	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	4	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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