Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
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 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 309 | 256 | 248 | 187 | 141 | 103 | 101 | 220 | 64 | 317 | 255 | 153 | 120 | 94 | 88 | 267 | 207 | 203 | 203 | 207 | 257 | 220 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:17AM1.72m | 4:36PM1.83m | 4:45AM1.74m | 5:03PM1.85m | 5:13AM1.71m | 5:32PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM-0.02m | 10:42PM0.04m | 10:49AM-0.04m | 11:11PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 180 | 309 | 256 | 248 | 187 | 141 | 103 | 961 | 718 | 561 | 443 | 424 | 367 | 341 | 335 | 328 | 267 | 207 | 203 | 203 | 207 | 257 | 220 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | S 12 | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 209 | — | 136 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 101 | — | 64 | 41 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 57 | 17 | 16 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 44 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 845 | 791 | 732 | 826 | 1051 | 1146 | 1084 | 1761 | 220 | 140 | 317 | 255 | 153 | 120 | 94 | 88 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 295 | 325 | 327 | 198 | 481 | 109 | 176 | 128 | 464 | 264 | 221 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 28 | 5 | 56 | 109 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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