Derde Steen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.76° S 18.44° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Derde Steen sea temperature is

15.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	718	625	614	1119	533	396	308	303	297	254	254	313	990	1058	1042	1216	1077	966	828	746	659	563	442	373	361	319
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	WSW	WSW	SW	SSE	SSE	SE	NE	NNE	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				9:34AM1.19m				10:19PM1.09m				10:56AM1.26m					11:36PM1.15m				11:56AM1.35m				00:32AM1.24m
Low Tide		2:58AM0.48m				4:12PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:32PM0.39m				5:41AM0.41m				6:28PM0.29m


	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	7:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	17	18	17	16	17	15	14	16	20	19	19	19	18	17	17	19	22	21	20	18	17	17	15
Feels °C	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	15	14	13	15	17	16	17	18	18	17	17	18	19	18	17	18	16	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	718	625	614	—	533	396	308	303	123	254	254	196	990	1058	1042	1216	1077	966	828	746	659	563	442	373	361	319
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	—	—	—	—	W 10	W 16	SW 11	S 7	S 6	SSW 13	W 16	W 16	W 15	NW 15	NW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	W 8	NW 15	NW 14	W 8	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10
kJ	37	37	—	—	—	—	8	5	297	85	54	313	5	5	4	8	8	21	21	5	8	8	36	75	96	125
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	SSW 15	SW 16	SSW 14	S 7	W 16	W 16	—	—	—	—	W 8	WNW 15	—	—	NW 14	NW 14	WNW 14	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	23	61	125	43	5	5	—	—	—	—	5	21	—	—	8	8	19	51
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 7	S 7	SSW 12	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	SSE 6	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2
kJ	162	222	208	1119	121	191	211	175	139	103	—	—	—	27	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	95	95	17	342	420	420	122	1	0	0	0	32	37	17	1	1	0	0	0	32	32	37	2	14	6	0
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Rating (10 max)			4					2	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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