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To Strand surf break

To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 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
24.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at To Strand today?

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 9AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
SSE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)877778101099888101010108101010777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22719817916416423536254129925124620219722524425926489416360296390366329
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
1.28
2:53PM
1.41
3:19AM
1.39
3:26PM
1.51
3:50AM
1.50
3:57PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.45
8:40AM
0.46
9:08PM
0.33
9:16AM
0.36
9:39PM
0.23
9:49AM
0.28
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:09-------5:11-------5:11----
Sunset------7:04-------7:04-------7:04-
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-----------------122-11
Temp. °C232322232323232322222121222424242322222321222222
Feels °C (?)222121202121222322222223242322222324222315171718
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