Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 71 | 54 | 34 | 217 | 207 | 241 | 246 | 262 | 231 | 226 | 19 | 34 | 106 | 78 | 101 | 65 | 62 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.85m | 5:13AM1.71m | 5:32PM1.82m | 5:42AM1.64m | 6:02PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | 11:41PM0.08m | 11:46AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 334 | 335 | 288 | 276 | 217 | 207 | 241 | 246 | 262 | 231 | 226 | 144 | 138 | 106 | 78 | 42 | 154 | 144 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 9 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 25 | 54 | 34 | 24 | 17 | 61 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 8 | 19 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 28 | 30 | 44 | 52 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 71 | — | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 34 | 39 | 42 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 63 | 128 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 73 | 0 | 108 | 176 | 100 | 33 | 73 |
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