Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 2AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 535 | 555 | 1020 | 893 | 859 | 764 | 968 | 861 | 766 | 673 | 549 | 453 | 409 | 400 | 351 | 191 | 167 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.60m | 3:25AM1.66m | 3:50PM1.74m | 4:02AM1.73m | 4:26PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:35AM0.06m | 9:57PM0.09m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 441 | 535 | 555 | 595 | 893 | 859 | 764 | 968 | 861 | 766 | 673 | 549 | 453 | 409 | 400 | 351 | 191 | 167 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 219 | 251 | 260 | 392 | 426 | 314 | 314 | 77 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 94 | 85 | 83 | 53 | 52 | 82 | 125 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 24 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 167 | 152 | 104 | 251 | 96 | 87 | 39 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 41 | 18 | 38 | 36 | 51 | 62 | 75 | 148 | 131 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 297 | 277 | 349 | 1020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 811 | 811 | 790 | 798 | 811 | 811 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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