To Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.71° S 30.48° E

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's To Strand sea temperature is

21.4° 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 (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 Forecast Mostly 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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
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
kJ	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)	W	W	S	S	SSE	WSW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	E	SE	S	W	WSW
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
kJ	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
kJ	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
kJ	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot 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	Pulpit 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	St Mikes Durban/KZN South	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Margate Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Wedge	Wedge	Scottburgh Point	Country Club (African Beach)	Southbroom	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)		Wedge	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4		3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Outer Pool Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	8	9	8	5	5	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7

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