
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 9AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 127 | 158 | 154 | 98 | 115 | 108 | 106 | 83 | 85 | 117 | 151 | 138 | 125 | 120 | 476 | 76 | 87 | 77 | 153 | 137 | 80 | 221 | 758 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.10m | 10:35PM1.23m | 11:46AM1.08m | 00:36AM1.27m | 1:27PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.58m | 3:40PM0.59m | 5:20AM0.62m | 5:51PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.51m | 7:30PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
35 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 94 | 71 | 134 | 231 | 220 | 107 | 127 | 143 | 88 | 67 | 67 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
87 | 31 | 158 | 154 | 98 | 115 | 108 | 106 | 75 | 47 | 117 | 151 | 138 | 125 | 68 | 115 | 76 | 87 | 77 | 153 | 137 | 80 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | — |
87 | 127 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 107 | 27 | 30 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 120 | 476 | 7 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 49 | 87 | 316 | 11 | 25 | 78 | 46 | 53 | 81 | 78 | 221 | 758 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 56 | 264 | 56 | 73 | 73 | 109 | 0 | 108 | 109 | 109 | 157 | 12 | 56 | 56 | 5 | 221 | 775 | 2690 | 1515 | 488 |
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