Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 130 | 103 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 104 | 490 | 567 | 380 | 273 | 251 | 365 | 464 | 460 | 618 | 698 | 710 | 683 | 390 | 1047 | 986 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.29m | 1:15AM1.27m | 1:34PM1.46m | 1:49AM1.41m | 2:04PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.57m | 7:14PM0.53m | 7:15AM0.42m | 7:46PM0.36m | 7:48AM0.28m | 8:17PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 151 | 130 | 103 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 490 | 567 | 380 | 273 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 383 | 1047 | 986 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 31 | 50 | 54 | 56 | 43 | 24 | 28 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 390 | 35 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 46 | 15 | 104 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 82 | — | 14 | 13 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 251 | 365 | 464 | 460 | 618 | 698 | 710 | 683 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 109 | 1188 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 765 | 128 | 169 | 191 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 1129 | 811 | 264 | 108 |
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