Derde Steen Surf Forecast

/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (33.76° S 18.44° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 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 13.7° C
(Which is 3.7°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 7AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (16 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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		Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	!	!	3	2	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	SW	S	S	S	S	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	8	11	8	8	8	8	8	16	16	16	15	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	783	3214	3313	2576	2253	1286	1109	833	625	551	440	373	339	239	407	496	346	300	227	264	310	620	606	598
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		12:55AM 1.21				12:58PM 1.36				1:29AM 1.27				1:31PM 1.40					2:01AM 1.33				2:02PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)				6:53AM 0.39				7:25PM 0.25				7:29AM 0.35				7:55PM 0.20					8:01AM 0.31

		Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:33	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:29	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	15	17	23	23	22	20	16	14	14	17	23	27	24	22	18	16	15	17	22	22	20	18
Feels °C (?)	9	11	11	14	19	16	13	15	12	10	11	14	20	22	20	18	15	14	13	14	18	16	13	13

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