Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
157 | 157 | 150 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 118 | 167 | 249 | 344 | 452 | 554 | 534 | 402 | 301 | 192 | 135 | 152 | 155 | 140 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.73m | 6:13AM1.53m | 6:36PM1.60m | 6:48AM1.39m | 7:16PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.06m | 00:12AM0.17m | 12:18PM0.17m | 00:48AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
157 | 157 | 150 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 118 | 123 | 120 | 344 | 452 | 554 | 534 | 402 | 301 | 192 | 86 | 117 | 228 | 288 | 433 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
10 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 74 | 118 | 167 | 249 | 96 | 92 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 55 | 135 | 82 | 98 | 100 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | NE 7 | E 9 | NE 7 | S 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | — | SW 12 | — |
2 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 99 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 67 | 43 | — | 68 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
249 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | 69 | 120 | 161 | 196 | 152 | 155 | 140 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 108 | 580 | 80 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 221 | 221 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 109 | 128 | 128 | 8 |
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