Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 12AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, near gales from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
130 | 101 | 99 | 147 | 203 | 337 | 419 | 397 | 772 | 867 | 797 | 547 | 435 | 423 | 1215 | 1759 | 2703 | 3164 | 3193 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.25m | 2:29AM1.35m | 2:52PM1.41m | 2:57AM1.48m | 3:18PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.51m | 8:40AM0.37m | 8:53PM0.38m | 9:06AM0.23m | 9:20PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
130 | 101 | 99 | 74 | 52 | 337 | 419 | 397 | 772 | 867 | 797 | 547 | 435 | 423 | 1215 | 1759 | 2703 | 3164 | 3193 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 8 | ENE 5 | S 18 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 19 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 12 |
45 | 43 | 90 | 147 | 203 | 43 | 2 | 171 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 114 | 318 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | SSE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SE 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 66 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 176 | 128 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 56 | 56 | 33 | 33 |
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