
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 4PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
631 | 615 | 772 | 981 | 1076 | 1922 | 1149 | 1050 | 1133 | 1133 | 904 | 505 | 963 | 980 | 872 | 721 | 678 | 626 | 639 | 681 | 784 | 916 | 1915 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.65m | 4:42AM1.65m | 5:05PM1.70m | 5:10AM1.66m | 5:33PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.10m | 10:38PM0.19m | 10:50AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
176 | 615 | 242 | 62 | 71 | 977 | 873 | 864 | 924 | 904 | 904 | 446 | 963 | 980 | 872 | 721 | 678 | 626 | 639 | 681 | 784 | 916 | 1915 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
69 | 231 | 61 | — | — | 175 | 173 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 102 | 68 | 70 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | S 13 | — |
— | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
631 | 43 | 772 | 981 | 1076 | 1922 | 1149 | 1050 | 1133 | 1133 | — | 505 | — | 488 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 176 | 221 | 1123 | 296 | 112 | 109 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 790 | 811 | 811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 798 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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