Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Derde Steen today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Derde Steen at 8PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Derde Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 625 | 831 | 1233 | 1266 | 1326 | 1092 | 882 | 718 | 706 | 503 | 1249 | 1264 | 1306 | 1465 | 1536 | 2987 | 3504 | 4471 | 8289 | 7754 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.08m | 10:36PM1.09m | 11:28AM1.19m | 11:59PM1.19m | 12:28PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.56m | 5:05AM0.47m | 5:55PM0.44m | 6:14AM0.37m | 6:51PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 433 | 625 | 831 | 1233 | 1266 | 1326 | 1092 | 882 | 718 | 706 | 503 | 1249 | 1264 | 1306 | 700 | 1536 | 2987 | 1814 | 4471 | 8289 | 7754 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | — | SE 6 | — | — | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 156 | 156 | — | 48 | — | 7 | — | — | 29 | 69 | 334 | — | — | — | 50 | 730 | — | 3504 | 1539 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 5 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1465 | 468 | 1589 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 420 | 931 | 1038 | 42 | 42 | 55 |
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