Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 10PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3228 | 3090 | 3242 | 3135 | 3385 | 3420 | 3859 | 4193 | 4370 | 4250 | 3835 | 3397 | 2760 | 2288 | 2221 | 2824 | 4132 | 4370 | 4117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:48PM1.23m | 9:52AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.44m | 3:47PM0.55m | 5:09AM0.43m | 5:37PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3228 | 3090 | 3242 | 3135 | 3385 | 3420 | 3859 | 4193 | 4370 | 4250 | 3835 | 3397 | 2760 | 2288 | 2221 | 2824 | 4132 | 4370 | 4117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 4 | 73 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 18 |
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