Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 11PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
474 | 424 | 369 | 200 | 173 | 132 | 115 | 164 | 130 | 101 | 99 | 147 | 203 | 337 | 419 | 392 | 772 | 767 | 677 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.21m | 2:24PM1.25m | 2:29AM1.35m | 2:52PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.66m | 8:12AM0.52m | 8:23PM0.51m | 8:40AM0.37m | 8:53PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
6 | 424 | 369 | 200 | 173 | 132 | 115 | 164 | 130 | 101 | 99 | 74 | 54 | 337 | 419 | 392 | 772 | 767 | 677 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 97 | 88 | 108 | 78 | 7 | 45 | 43 | 90 | 147 | 203 | 43 | 33 | 165 | 19 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
474 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 12 | 19 |
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