
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tweede Steen today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tweede Steen at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tweede Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
683 | 629 | 629 | 671 | 866 | 1193 | 1735 | 2027 | 3060 | 3675 | 3293 | 2676 | 2268 | 1867 | 1543 | 1213 | 1052 | 914 | 846 | 784 | 770 | 780 | 780 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.09m | 11:45PM1.06m | 12:08PM1.22m | 00:30AM1.18m | 12:44PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.58m | 5:52PM0.56m | 5:55AM0.49m | 6:32PM0.42m | 6:34AM0.39m | 7:06PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
683 | 629 | 629 | 671 | 866 | 1193 | 1735 | 2027 | 3060 | 3675 | 3293 | 2676 | 2268 | 1867 | 1543 | 1213 | 1052 | 914 | 846 | 784 | 770 | 780 | 780 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | 198 | 396 | 440 | 457 | 394 | 394 | 335 | 338 | 279 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | 31 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 188 | 178 | 276 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
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