To Strand surf break

To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at To Strand today?

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 4AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
1
0
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
18
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5417
4704
4053
3054
2542
2117
1755
1363
1048
814
625
510
467
889
1400
1437
1292
1354
951
834
588
627
427
434
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
5
SSE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
E
15
ENE
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:43PM1.51m
2:56AM1.69m
3:13PM1.57m
3:23AM1.71m
3:40PM1.60m
3:50AM1.71m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.21m
9:08AM0.15m
9:10PM0.16m
9:34AM0.11m
9:38PM0.14m
10:00AM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
17
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
21
22
22
22
20
19
19
18
19
23
24
18
19
16
15
15
14
17
19
19
19
18
17
18
18
18
18
23
20
19
18
17
19
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
Energy kJ
5417
4704
4053
3054
2542
2117
1755
1363
1048
814
625
510
467
338
1400
1437
1292
1354
951
834
588
627
427
434
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
S
18
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
10
1
S
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
S
17
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
43
42
42
43
48
50
31
31
19
18
74
46
80
889
184
98
102
23
16
16
140
28
188
129
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
S
19
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
31
31
30
107
51
30
30
72
70
347
64
53
32
34
16
15
15
9
19
15
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
3
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
5
1
S
6
0.5
NE
8
0.6
NNE
7
Energy kJ
10
56
15
50
3
39
12
23
83
28
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
56
0
0
0
0
80
80
108
0
0
0
56
0
21
221
464
56
0
0
0
0
0
108
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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