Derde Steen Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Derde Steen Surf Guide

Derde Steen in Western Cape is a fairly exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Derde Steen Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	54°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Derde Steen:

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

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

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

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Derde 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 Derde Steen Location Map

Interactive Derde 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 Derde Steen is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 27 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Derde Steen is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 347 km (216 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Derde Steen Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 28 April 2025, 08:16 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 28
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (ft)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on

What does Derde Steen look like?

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Tides at Derde Steen

Current tide and informaton

For Beach Road, 3 miles from Derde Steen.

Next High Water: 03:44pm | 5ft

Next Low Water: 09:35am | 0ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Derde Steen Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasant to warm air temperatures, yet the sea at Derde Steen remains rather cold. Surfers will need a spring wetsuit and ideally neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.