Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 4PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1501 | 1515 | 1708 | 1657 | 1677 | 1387 | 1149 | 874 | 1077 | 1077 | 1042 | 880 | 945 | 945 | 995 | 876 | 878 | 853 | 974 | 940 | 815 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.64m | 3:18AM1.51m | 3:26PM1.61m | 3:49AM1.49m | 3:56PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:14PM0.01m | 9:20AM0.11m | 9:44PM0.03m | 9:50AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1501 | 1515 | 1708 | 1657 | 1677 | 1387 | 1149 | 874 | 1077 | 1077 | 1042 | 880 | 945 | 945 | 995 | 876 | 878 | 853 | 974 | 940 | 815 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 288 | 563 | 650 | 849 | 608 | 604 | 604 | 499 | 69 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 361 | 246 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 6 |
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