Derde Steen Surf Break

Derde Steen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.76° S 18.44° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Derde Steen sea temperature is
14.0° C

1.6°C colder than average for this time of year

Derde Steen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 4PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (07 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
!
!
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1065
1220
1429
1583
1846
1942
1817
1789
1535
1265
1305
2982
2454
3093
3236
3104
2734
2553
2545
2507
2507
2507
2545
2627
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
S
0
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:20PM1.31m
9:01AM1.10m
9:26PM1.29m
10:21AM1.10m
10:42PM1.29m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.41m
2:50AM0.40m
2:52PM0.47m
4:03AM0.39m
4:12PM0.49m
5:22AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
15
15
14
14
15
16
14
12
10
10
8
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1065
1220
1429
1583
1846
1942
1817
1789
1535
1265
1305
2982
2454
3093
3236
3104
2734
2553
2545
2507
2507
2507
2545
2627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
0.2
S
13
0.2
W
15
Energy kJ
282
149
146
112
190
188
470
528
772
1172
1039
14
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
21
18
73
112
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
1.6
S
11
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
Energy kJ
72
610
90
90
86
74
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
32
7
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
17
73
17
17
17
3
69
342
3
0
1
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Rating
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
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9
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7
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7
7
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6
6
6
6
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