
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
734 | 683 | 743 | 759 | 972 | 1213 | 2840 | 7984 | 7812 | 6967 | 5089 | 4362 | 3936 | 3536 | 3031 | 2580 | 2248 | 1890 | 1952 | 1265 | 1337 | 1617 | 1591 | 1565 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM0.98m | 11:05PM1.08m | 12:11PM1.02m | 00:19AM1.11m | 1:10PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.55m | 4:48PM0.64m | 5:57AM0.53m | 6:16PM0.61m | 6:58AM0.46m | 7:16PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
734 | 683 | 743 | 759 | 972 | 1213 | 1749 | 7984 | 7812 | 6967 | 5089 | 4362 | 3936 | 3536 | 3031 | 2580 | 2248 | 1890 | 1952 | 1265 | 1337 | 1617 | 1591 | 1565 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
254 | 203 | 256 | 233 | 178 | 537 | 2840 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 929 | 499 | 326 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 23 | SW 21 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 21 | 72 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — |
19 | 50 | 68 | 98 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 161 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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