To Strand surf break

To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 May 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
24.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at To Strand today?

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 3PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1.7
NE
6
0.7
E
12
1.2
E
7
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
151
101
273
268
264
185
150
141
178
175
172
169
123
118
116
114
112
82
110
110
79
151
121
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16PM1.41m
7:32AM1.29m
8:26PM1.32m
8:46AM1.17m
9:53PM1.28m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.31m
1:25AM0.48m
1:48PM0.43m
2:41AM0.60m
3:02PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
21
22
21
20
20
18
17
18
22
22
21
22
21
20
19
19
21
21
21
18
19
19
18
17
19
18
17
18
19
18
16
16
20
21
19
20
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1.5
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.8
S
7
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
186
151
101
273
268
264
681
149
130
117
97
97
77
82
82
84
91
69
49
110
110
79
59
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
80
80
81
70
41
30
18
150
141
178
175
172
169
123
118
116
114
112
82
32
18
10
75
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
SE
7
0.4
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
47
65
83
45
42
38
64
11
25
107
100
92
85
84
82
78
74
73
50
50
30
27
55
52
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
1
NE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.3
SW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
7
Energy kJ
7
36
69
185
136
207
237
153
1
6
8
9
9
16
31
38
151
121
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
108
583
583
109
109
0
0
0
108
108
56
0
0
0
0
0
221
157
128
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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