Derde Steen surf break

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (03 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (03 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111101010101313131212121212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1012857648543533652647569565626126616071558143912981112944792812821743885757647
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
SSE
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
0
WNW
0
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
1.54
3:49AM
1.67
4:05PM
1.53
4:19AM
1.65
4:35PM
1.49
4:48AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
0.04
9:40PM
0.03
10:05AM
0.02
10:09PM
0.05
10:35AM
0.05
10:38PM
0.10
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset--7:20-------7:19-------7:17-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C181919181817161720212019181717182220201818171717
Feels °C (?)161615161716161819191819191717161917192019181717
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