Derde Steen surf break

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.9°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 4AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.7
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)11111110111010101013121212121210101010999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17881654127410489368366145424088254283253252472021882622559420113412011867
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
W
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
1.33
1:26PM
1.30
1:44AM
1.46
2:05PM
1.39
2:18AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51PM
0.35
7:25AM
0.29
7:34PM
0.25
8:03AM
0.18
8:10PM
0.18
8:37AM
0.10
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset6:46-------6:45-------6:44-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817171616191920181817161519202118181717172220
Feels °C (?)171716171616181617151616161418181816181717172217
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