
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE 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 7AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | 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 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1082 | 993 | 1197 | 1236 | 868 | 841 | 695 | 683 | 614 | 672 | 546 | 478 | 478 | 478 | 478 | 376 | 376 | 383 | 355 | 361 | 282 | 282 | 240 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22AM1.36m | 7:55PM1.44m | 8:02AM1.24m | 8:39PM1.31m | 8:52AM1.12m | 9:39PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | 2:06AM0.49m | 2:08PM0.46m | 2:55AM0.60m | 2:58PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | 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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 |
1082 | 993 | 1197 | 1236 | 868 | 841 | 695 | 683 | 614 | 672 | 546 | 478 | 478 | 478 | 478 | 376 | 376 | 383 | 355 | 361 | 282 | 282 | 240 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 |
69 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 143 | 138 | 55 | 65 | 83 | 82 | 54 | 93 | 151 | 149 | 140 | 179 | 256 | 305 | 285 | 257 | 198 | 151 | 205 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 |
71 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 98 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
— | 11 | 95 | 117 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 58 | 31 | 105 | 176 | 162 | 382 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 56 | 56 | 128 | 176 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 447 | 368 | 109 | 0 |
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