To Strand surf break

To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 SAST
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To Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's To Strand sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at To Strand today?

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 3PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
4
3
2
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.7
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)121212121213131313131616141415141413131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)352112561179108312181278122810541339147520962123140314231950182215419461318903704810865869
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
0
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
1.26
1:53AM
1.31
2:17PM
1.44
2:29AM
1.45
2:49PM
1.60
2:59AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.51
8:03AM
0.39
8:28PM
0.36
8:35AM
0.25
8:57PM
0.23
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:50
Sunset--5:51-------5:51-------5:52-----
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919191817161719191919191918191919191919201919
Feels °C (?)131416191614151616151516171817181716161616171616
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at To Strand (moderate winds from the SSW at SHIP2748 33 km from To Strand). A 3.8m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here

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33 km away, 1 h 23 min ago

26 km/h
SSW
0.0
21.7
Air / Water (°C)
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