
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tweede Steen today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tweede Steen at 2PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tweede Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1362 | 1116 | 949 | 677 | 1814 | 1236 | 1210 | 1406 | 1520 | 1251 | 885 | 846 | 1072 | 929 | 561 | 448 | 367 | 643 | 558 | 579 | 290 | 878 | 940 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11PM1.27m | 7:57AM1.08m | 8:31PM1.15m | 9:47AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.40m | 1:38AM0.41m | 1:56PM0.53m | 3:14AM0.50m | 3:58PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 22 |
1362 | 1116 | 949 | 677 | 419 | 459 | 343 | 311 | 242 | 183 | 140 | 138 | 93 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 97 | 339 | 290 | 284 | 114 | 577 | 940 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 16 | W 14 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 10 |
154 | 179 | 189 | 5 | 93 | 75 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 69 | 92 | 121 | 39 | 271 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 25 | WSW 10 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 46 | 58 | 39 | 62 | 38 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 |
— | — | — | 528 | 1814 | 1236 | 1210 | 1406 | 1520 | 1251 | 885 | 846 | 1072 | 929 | 561 | 448 | 367 | 643 | 558 | 579 | 290 | 878 | 516 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 995 | 163 | 1027 | 1405 | 1286 | 1273 | 1273 | 3874 | 218 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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