Derde Steen surf break

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
14.2° C
(Which is 4.7°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 2AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
!
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SW
1
S
Period(s) (?)9998911111111111110111010101013121212101210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242244339347377954166720121788165412741124936836614542499897428325325247202188
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassoffonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
1.19
12:37PM
1.20
1:04AM
1.33
1:26PM
1.30
1:44AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
0.47
6:34AM
0.43
6:51PM
0.35
7:25AM
0.29
7:34PM
0.25
8:03AM
0.18
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:54-------6:56--
Sunset6:47-------6:46-------6:45-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191718181817191918171717161619191918171616151920
Feels °C (?)171718181716181716151617161617161616151516141818
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