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Derde Steen surf break

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
14.9° C
 (Which is 4.8°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 11AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
!
1
0
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
2.5
S
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
S
1
SSW
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)12111091111101110101010691010101091010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)250225291670140763851513713002125301866142054401641641812353144415897538821750
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
1.21
2:07AM
1.21
2:09PM
1.29
2:42AM
1.30
2:45PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.51
7:57PM
0.35
8:11AM
0.43
8:33PM
0.27
8:46AM
0.35
9:04PM
0.19
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-5:50-------5:50-------5:52------
Sunset----7:59-------7:59-------7:59---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171719212220171616182020191717171718192020201918
Feels °C (?)101114151615131414171715131314141517161716181817
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