
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tweede Steen today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tweede Steen at 11PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tweede Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1193 | 919 | 1306 | 1266 | 1429 | 1131 | 1031 | 1025 | 808 | 808 | 710 | 685 | 600 | 640 | 640 | 652 | 796 | 796 | 784 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.27m | 6:24AM1.13m | 6:36PM1.13m | 7:10AM1.01m | 7:30PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.41m | 12:20PM0.51m | 00:53AM0.53m | 1:03PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1193 | 919 | 1306 | 1266 | 1429 | 1131 | 1031 | 1025 | 808 | 808 | 710 | 685 | 600 | 640 | 640 | 652 | 796 | 796 | 784 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 |
628 | 669 | 408 | 324 | 144 | 144 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
282 | 466 | 457 | 420 | 382 | 349 | 308 | 299 | 440 | 397 | 247 | 210 | 154 | 128 | 117 | 172 | 361 | 257 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 160 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 869 | 931 | 121 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3872 | 3 | 3 |
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