To Strand surf break

To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 SAST
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To Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's To Strand sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at To Strand today?

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 10AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
1.4
SSE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)10111110101010101014141313131271313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)377337498216196167138174131198138268340345177191268268272268232228184187
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
1.65
4:50AM
1.66
4:55PM
1.68
5:20AM
1.71
5:25PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
0.21
10:37PM
0.07
10:51AM
0.17
11:05PM
0.03
11:22AM
0.16
11:34PM
0.03
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-5:13-------5:13-------5:13------
Sunset----7:02-------7:02-------7:02---
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1111---------11---------
Temp. °C202021212222212121222323232122212120222323222120
Feels °C (?)192021202122212120191819201920202121201919181716
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