Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 9PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 343 | 319 | 476 | 412 | 352 | 302 | 170 | 163 | 128 | 183 | 128 | 177 | 147 | 112 | 110 | 104 | 251 | 628 | 990 | 3293 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.55m | 3:41PM1.66m | 4:11AM1.53m | 4:23PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.09m | 9:22PM-0.05m | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.03m | 10:12AM0.12m | 10:41PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 374 | 343 | 319 | 476 | 412 | 352 | 302 | 170 | 163 | 128 | 183 | 128 | 177 | 110 | 112 | 110 | 104 | 191 | 496 | 990 | 3293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 56 | 41 | 84 | 96 | 147 | 60 | 57 | 40 | 251 | 628 | 976 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 12 | W 15 | W 15 | S 8 | W 15 | S 6 | SW 20 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 29 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 39 | 6 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 47 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 4 | — | 29 | — | 26 | 29 | 12 | 94 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1159 | 402 | 42 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 37 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 1 |
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