To Strand surf break

To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at To Strand today?

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 10PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
0
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
0
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
15
4
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
18
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6460
6286
5417
4704
4053
3054
2542
2117
1739
1238
1048
814
625
510
410
751
1382
1437
1597
1212
951
834
596
627
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
5
WSW
5
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:43PM1.51m
2:56AM1.69m
3:13PM1.57m
3:23AM1.71m
3:40PM1.60m
3:50AM1.71m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.22m
8:41PM0.21m
9:08AM0.15m
9:10PM0.16m
9:34AM0.11m
9:38PM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
20
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
22
22
22
20
19
18
18
19
15
16
18
19
16
15
15
14
17
18
21
22
17
16
16
17
19
19
21
20
19
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
15
4
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
S
14
Energy kJ
6460
6286
5417
4704
4053
3054
2542
2117
1739
1238
1048
814
625
510
410
394
1382
1437
1597
1212
951
834
596
627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.5
S
17
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
47
45
43
42
42
43
48
56
31
17
109
23
22
43
76
751
274
115
42
24
16
10
148
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
S
19
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
31
31
30
107
31
51
30
72
70
350
80
99
46
35
16
15
15
9
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.9
NNE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
S
10
0.8
S
5
1
SSW
6
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
Energy kJ
68
23
13
43
46
7
14
62
284
34
82
40
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
128
580
56
0
0
0
0
73
80
108
0
0
28
56
28
56
128
464
56
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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