Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 396 | 383 | 179 | 169 | 194 | 209 | 321 | 475 | 371 | 367 | 362 | 283 | 210 | 349 | 613 | 599 | 614 | 685 | 614 | 580 | 593 | 600 | 612 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.40m | 2:42AM1.58m | 3:13PM1.54m | 3:31AM1.66m | 3:59PM1.66m | 4:14AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.31m | 8:22PM0.30m | 9:00AM0.19m | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:44AM0.09m | 10:04PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 472 | 396 | 383 | 104 | 169 | 194 | 209 | 212 | 284 | 151 | 116 | 362 | 283 | 251 | 349 | 613 | 599 | 614 | 685 | 614 | 580 | 593 | 600 | 612 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 56 | 23 | 179 | 133 | 130 | 160 | 157 | 154 | 33 | 14 | 141 | 79 | 210 | 163 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | S 13 | E 5 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | — | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | — | 3 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 5 | — | 14 | 102 | 80 | 55 | 31 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 321 | 475 | 371 | 367 | — | 375 | 335 | 247 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 108 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 111 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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