Derde Steen surf break

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.6°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 8AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SW
1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131312121212121111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2636148713471235113411171100900843734680595585492435493291247247415194480471496
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
0
NW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
1.35
7:10PM
1.18
7:37AM
1.18
8:37PM
1.07
9:23AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
0.31
12:54PM
0.33
1:14AM
0.46
2:07PM
0.47
2:53AM
0.58
4:07PM
0.54
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:50-------6:52-------6:52----
Sunset------6:52-------6:51-------6:50-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C222120223026232120171818212020181717161619201919
Feels °C (?)202019213125222019171616191820181818171718191819
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