Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 11PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2005 | 1597 | 1250 | 878 | 444 | 722 | 658 | 1114 | 791 | 824 | 797 | 857 | 741 | 729 | 718 | 693 | 614 | 525 | 792 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.48m | 5:42AM1.37m | 6:00PM1.34m | 6:41AM1.27m | 7:06PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.16m | 11:48AM0.30m | 00:19AM0.29m | 12:53PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2005 | 1597 | 1250 | 878 | 444 | 722 | 658 | 1114 | 791 | 824 | 797 | 857 | 741 | 729 | 718 | 693 | 614 | 433 | 792 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 330 | 6 | 196 | 96 | 98 | 140 | 85 | 82 | 59 | 56 | 2 | 68 | 151 | 525 | 339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | NW 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | WSW 16 | W 11 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 26 | 2 | 47 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 50 | 71 | 87 | 105 | 82 | 74 | 104 | 100 | 87 | 71 | 46 | 60 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 320 | 110 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 400 | 122 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 342 | 342 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 402 | 342 | 342 | 283 | 95 |
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