Derde Steen surf break

Derde Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
1
3
2
2
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2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
3
SW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131212121111121212121111111013999101111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)167115762135182517331779200024883140277726072136180114501939791730608157731443592491266335921
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
30
N
30
WNW
15
W
20
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
1.58
3:27AM
1.72
3:56PM
1.58
4:07AM
1.69
4:37PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
-0.07
9:18PM
0.04
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.04
10:39PM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-7:09-------7:09-------7:11------
Sunset----6:21-------6:20-------6:19---
cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--21244211-----1132243211
Temp. °C141516121315151414151617171515141415171616151514
Feels °C (?)10911910121212121311121211119991099776
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