Derde Steen surf break

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 06 Mar 2026 SAST
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Derde Steen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Derde Steen sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Derde Steen today?

The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 11AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (06 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
3
4
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
WSW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1110111111108910111111111111121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5974163415384965995191172246331363252307430722012276724062277203317081553162217281538706
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.43
5:16AM
1.51
5:33PM
1.34
5:43AM
1.40
6:01PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.10
11:05PM
0.17
11:30AM
0.19
11:32PM
0.27
11:57AM
0.29
11:58PM
0.38
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:39------
Sunset----7:15-------7:15-------7:14---
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-1----------------
Temp. °C171719212019191716151719181616141414212527242119
Feels °C (?)171617171616161298101111911101111182123211816
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