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Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 12PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
593 | 582 | 645 | 739 | 859 | 1098 | 1144 | 1024 | 917 | 817 | 949 | 1291 | 370 | 612 | 675 | 919 | 1067 | 1034 | 860 | 926 | 726 | 570 | 574 | 431 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.34m | 4:05AM1.35m | 4:34PM1.33m | 4:39AM1.31m | 5:11PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.21m | 10:02PM0.33m | 10:21AM0.23m | 10:37PM0.36m | 10:54AM0.26m | 11:14PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
593 | 582 | 645 | 739 | 859 | 1098 | 1144 | 1024 | 917 | 817 | 949 | 1291 | 370 | 331 | 458 | 919 | 1067 | 1034 | 860 | 772 | 700 | 570 | 503 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
3 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 119 | 2 | 253 | 130 | 242 | 198 | 149 | 116 | 86 | 59 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 76 | 206 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 247 | — | 247 | 612 | 675 | 518 | 543 | 471 | 572 | 926 | 726 | 558 | 574 | 431 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 126 | 342 | 380 | 95 | 59 | 3 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 995 | 162 | 162 | 217 |
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