To Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.71° S 30.48° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's To Strand sea temperature is

22.0° C

To Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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 Forecast Mostly 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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
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
kJ	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)	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	ESE	ESE	ENE	NW	NNW	NW	N	N	NE	NE	NE	N	N
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
kJ	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
kJ	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
kJ	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
kJ	—	11	95	117	79	—	—	—	—	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	58	31	105	176	162	382
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	To Strand Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Country Club (African Beach)	The Spot	The Spot				Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion				Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4				3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Jongensfontein South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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