To Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.71° S 30.48° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's To Strand sea temperature is

21.6°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 (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 1PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (08 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 8							Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 20
Wave Graph
kJ	660	336	279	144	198	156	164	119	123	119	88	90	63	54	35	42	42	28	29	28	21	20	38
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide					2:20PM1.50m				2:35AM1.54m				2:57PM1.68m				3:10AM1.65m				3:30PM1.82m
Low Tide			8:05AM0.33m				8:29PM0.29m				8:42AM0.16m				9:06PM0.15m				9:15AM0.04m				9:39PM0.05m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	19	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	20	21	20	19	19	19	19	20	23	22	20	19	19
Feels °C	12	13	13	14	13	13	14	13	14	13	15	16	16	15	17	17	16	17	20	20	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 11	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	660	336	279	144	198	156	164	119	123	119	88	90	63	54	35	42	595	541	29	541	482	417	358
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	S 17	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 16	SSE 10	SE 10	SW 14	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	31	139	68	47	32	28	83	6	36	35	5	13	6	17	15	5	42	28	8	28	21	20	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	E 10	E 11	SSW 13	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	S 17	S 16	SSW 11	SW 15	SW 15	S 9	SW 14	SW 12	S 21	SSW 20
kJ	7	33	21	57	—	—	5	5	5	5	11	11	11	6	5	11	9	8	2	7	6	9	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	—	SW 3	SSW 4
kJ	116	145	209	392	458	476	468	493	421	421	471	590	638	593	675	665	981	903	541	809	—	3	19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	1	3	3	1	4	1	4	4	1	3	1	4	1	4	4	1	3	3	1	2
Distance (km)	109	109	368	580	591	591	580	109	108	295	368	447	591	403	109	108	109	109	108	638	580	28	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast									Reunion							Reunion			Reunion			North Beach	Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Rating (10 max)									1							1			1			3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	8	7	6	7	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	5	6	5	9	9	8	8	8	8

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