Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 639 | 556 | 533 | 450 | 384 | 331 | 331 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 237 | 237 | 233 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 173 | 401 | 420 | 477 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.77m | 5:33AM1.66m | 6:02PM1.74m | 6:10AM1.59m | 6:40PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.00m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.02m | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 639 | 556 | 533 | 450 | 384 | 331 | 331 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 237 | 237 | 233 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 401 | 420 | 477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 39 | 50 | 99 | 96 | 43 | 156 | 101 | 98 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 135 | 158 | 126 | 115 | 104 | 173 | 156 | 125 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 19 | — | 20 | 40 | 70 | 100 | 56 | 5 | 30 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 33 | 128 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 108 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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