Tweede Steen Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Tweede Steen Surf Guide

Tweede Steen in Western Cape is a fairly exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

Tweede Steen Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	inconsistent	15.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tweede Steen:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tweede Steen occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Tweede Steen (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Tweede Steen with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 22% of the time in May while 76% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

22%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

76%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Tweede Steen Location Map

Interactive Tweede Steen surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Tweede Steen is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 27 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Tweede Steen is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 347 km (216 miles) away.

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Tweede Steen Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 05:58 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on

Tides at Tweede Steen

Current tide and informaton

For Beach Road, 3 km from Tweede Steen.

Next High Water: 05:18pm | 1.26m

Next Low Water: 11:04am | 0.29m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Tweede Steen Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.4 °C) at Tweede Steen is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite