
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tweede Steen today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tweede Steen at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tweede Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
636 | 554 | 536 | 472 | 464 | 380 | 366 | 283 | 273 | 303 | 342 | 336 | 346 | 409 | 435 | 391 | 332 | 293 | 326 | 191 | 163 | 309 | 371 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39PM0.99m | 12:26PM1.08m | 00:34AM1.10m | 1:02PM1.21m | 1:11AM1.22m | 1:32PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.55m | 6:42PM0.56m | 6:52AM0.44m | 7:17PM0.43m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:46PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 |
636 | 554 | 536 | 472 | 464 | 380 | 366 | 283 | 273 | 303 | 342 | 336 | 346 | 409 | 435 | 391 | 332 | 293 | 326 | 191 | 163 | 115 | 137 | 272 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | SW 11 |
— | — | 58 | 44 | 36 | 57 | 27 | 167 | 198 | 149 | 186 | 133 | 130 | 91 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 35 | — | 106 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
49 | 50 | 93 | 80 | 64 | 36 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 97 | 309 | 371 | 358 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 94 | 323 | 341 |
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