
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 189 | 312 | 433 | 427 | 700 | 303 | 564 | 220 | 232 | 273 | 292 | 291 | 367 | 567 | 537 | 613 | 649 | 708 | 755 | 989 | 972 | 972 | 867 | 834 | 738 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:54AM1.56m | 3:05PM1.72m | 3:24AM1.60m | 3:34PM1.71m | 3:53AM1.61m | 4:02PM1.68m | 4:21AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.17m | 9:17PM0.10m | 9:22AM0.14m | 9:44PM0.09m | 9:51AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | 6:29 | |
mm | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
117 | 189 | 312 | 433 | 427 | 700 | 167 | 564 | 142 | 145 | 207 | 157 | 216 | 232 | 123 | 537 | 613 | 649 | 708 | 755 | 989 | 972 | 972 | 867 | 834 | 738 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | — | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
33 | 51 | 65 | 34 | 86 | 167 | 303 | 169 | 117 | 124 | 103 | 61 | 59 | — | 14 | 123 | 88 | 86 | 173 | 165 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 95 | 57 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 18 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
2 | 31 | — | 26 | 17 | 51 | 116 | 35 | 220 | 192 | 150 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 37 | 63 | 17 | — | 31 | 31 | 57 | 56 | 13 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
77 | 91 | 141 | 161 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 232 | 273 | 292 | 291 | 367 | 567 | 53 | 30 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 800 | 800 | 176 | 128 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 217 | 150 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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