Derde Steen Surf Break

Derde Steen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.76° S 18.44° E

Issued: 7 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Derde Steen sea temperature is
13.4° C

2.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
238
904
1010
1195
1183
1183
1226
724
629
799
1075
1092
1058
1065
1240
1534
1583
1874
1846
1846
1584
1535
1285
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
0
SW
5
NE
5
NNE
0
N
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:44PM1.37m
6:59AM1.20m
7:27PM1.34m
7:53AM1.14m
8:20PM1.31m
9:01AM1.10m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.37m
12:59PM0.35m
1:48AM0.38m
1:49PM0.41m
2:50AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:50
7:50
7:50
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5:50
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
15
16
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
Energy kJ
232
238
904
1010
1195
1183
1183
1226
724
629
799
1075
1092
1058
1065
1240
1534
1583
1874
1846
1846
1584
1535
1285
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
196
178
31
50
6
5
43
580
614
553
357
350
289
284
149
112
114
190
188
470
528
772
1172
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.6
SW
11
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
14
32
1
1
75
22
21
18
73
112
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
32
0
0
0
1
0
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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