Derde Steen Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.76° S 18.44° E

Derde Steen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Derde Steen sea temperature is
13.0° C
2.4° 

Derde Steen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
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0
0
0
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3
3
3
1
0
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SSW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
9
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3397
2626
2288
2221
2961
4499
4803
4298
3903
3459
3293
3111
3129
3077
3025
2453
1776
1510
1388
1244
663
668
840
1053
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
S
10
NE
10
N
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:32AM1.10m
11:55PM1.25m
12:48PM1.23m
1:05AM1.35m
1:45PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.43m
5:37PM0.51m
6:32AM0.33m
6:57PM0.39m
7:32AM0.21m
7:55PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
11
10
9
12
12
12
10
9
8
7
5
3
3
4
4
5
7
6
7
6
7
6
6
6
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