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To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at To Strand today?
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 6PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
85 | 82 | 98 | 92 | 143 | 89 | 131 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 84 | 172 | 823 | 1531 | 2005 | 1832 | 1643 | 1474 | 1291 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.52m | 5:11AM1.54m | 5:31PM1.44m | 5:40AM1.45m | 6:04PM1.35m | 6:12AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.17m | 11:03PM0.26m | 11:23AM0.24m | 11:32PM0.34m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 96 | 99 | 81 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 113 | 119 | 103 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 84 | 172 | 823 | 1531 | 2005 | 1832 | 1643 | 1474 | 1291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 82 | 73 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 131 | 15 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 20 | 49 | 54 | 48 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 73 | 71 | 98 | 48 | 14 | 33 | 24 | 112 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 131 | — | 143 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 | — | — | 74 | 96 | 22 | — | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 128 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 109 | 217 | 157 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 128 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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