To Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.71° S 30.48° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's To Strand sea temperature is

22.1° C

To Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at To Strand today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 20					Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	2	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	944	944	841	695	683	614	603	546	486	478	478	469	369	376	383	355	361	282	282	240	236
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:55PM1.44m					8:02AM1.24m				8:39PM1.31m				8:52AM1.12m				9:39PM1.19m
Low Tide		1:28PM0.32m					2:06AM0.49m				2:08PM0.46m				2:55AM0.60m				2:58PM0.59m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	18	16	16	15	15	18	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	20	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	15	16	18	17	15	15	14	14	17	18	18	18	17	16	15	14	16	17	18	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7
kJ	944	944	841	695	683	614	603	546	486	478	478	469	369	376	383	355	361	282	282	240	168
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	S 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12
kJ	31	30	143	96	101	38	83	56	54	93	151	149	142	179	252	305	285	204	154	99	236
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	SSW 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	SSW 13
kJ	17	16	30	29	28	33	15	15	15	15	15	15	6	6	20	6	6	—	—	—	98
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 8	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	58	90	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	3	7	10	12	64	30	49	101	133	162	393
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	St Mikes Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	128	221	109	0	0	0	0	0	108	108	108	12	0	0	0	0	108	108	300	108	0
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Rating (10 max)			3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5

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