Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 377 | 312 | 299 | 244 | 239 | 239 | 198 | 159 | 126 | 120 | 145 | 115 | 91 | 116 | 115 | 69 | 68 | 77 | 76 | 156 | 269 | 507 | 566 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.55m | 5:20AM1.46m | 5:27PM1.46m | 5:52AM1.38m | 5:58PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.25m | 11:09PM0.22m | 11:20AM0.33m | 11:40PM0.31m | 11:53AM0.44m | 00:15AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | 6:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 384 | 377 | 312 | 299 | 244 | 239 | 239 | 198 | 159 | 126 | 120 | 145 | 115 | 91 | 116 | 115 | 69 | 68 | 50 | 42 | 68 | 269 | 507 | 566 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 68 | 156 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 65 | 77 | — | 42 | 71 | 66 | 79 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 221 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 56 | 176 | 264 | 28 | 56 | 56 | 109 | 56 | 264 | 191 | 811 | 108 |
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