Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 619 | 486 | 373 | 361 | 361 | 367 | 377 | 600 | 659 | 1048 | 1013 | 980 | 792 | 762 | 669 | 834 | 1285 | 1230 | 1155 | 1197 | 1154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.24m | 12:43PM1.43m | 1:15AM1.32m | 1:22PM1.48m | 1:51AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.29m | 6:33AM0.34m | 7:10PM0.20m | 7:15AM0.28m | 7:46PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  | | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | 7:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 619 | 486 | 373 | 361 | 361 | 367 | 373 | 600 | 659 | 1048 | 1013 | 980 | 792 | 762 | 669 | 659 | 1285 | 1230 | 1155 | 1197 | 1154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 14 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 40 | 78 | 90 | 123 | 123 | 377 | 189 | 428 | 421 | 355 | 343 | 393 | 380 | 298 | 834 | 392 | 354 | 245 | 234 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 21 | 75 | 209 | 160 | 261 | 215 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 257 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 458 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 42 |
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