
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
277 | 277 | 233 | 237 | 237 | 233 | 222 | 237 | 214 | 156 | 159 | 173 | 264 | 353 | 461 | 454 | 746 | 437 | 936 | 813 | 647 | 647 | 578 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.74m | 6:10AM1.59m | 6:40PM1.68m | 6:46AM1.48m | 7:17PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.02m | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.09m | 00:47AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
277 | 277 | 233 | 237 | 237 | 233 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 159 | 158 | 264 | 353 | 461 | 454 | 746 | 297 | 936 | 813 | 647 | 647 | 578 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | S 11 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
26 | 26 | 75 | 48 | 21 | 140 | 222 | 237 | 214 | 144 | 94 | 173 | 158 | 125 | 125 | 273 | 244 | 437 | 151 | 149 | 188 | 144 | 143 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
44 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 40 | 70 | 100 | 45 | 73 | 61 | 158 | 92 | 94 | 133 | 94 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 71 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 109 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 181 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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