Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 7PM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 318 | 117 | 174 | 164 | 143 | 274 | 322 | 374 | 343 | 319 | 387 | 249 | 415 | 240 | 170 | 131 | 128 | 119 | 100 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.65m | 2:54AM1.54m | 3:03PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.55m | 3:41PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.13m | 8:45PM-0.03m | 8:54AM0.09m | 9:22PM-0.05m | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 9 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 83 | 274 | 322 | 374 | 343 | 319 | 387 | 249 | 415 | 240 | 170 | 131 | 128 | 100 | 100 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 18 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 49 | 38 | 57 | 73 | 84 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | W 13 | — | — | S 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 15 | SW 9 | W 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 40 | 87 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 41 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 289 | 318 | 117 | 174 | 164 | 143 | 79 | 77 | 59 | 52 | 51 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 119 | 35 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 342 | 402 | 402 | 95 | 95 | 17 | 10 | 53 | 283 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 42 | 1 | 3 |
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