Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 162 | 115 | 164 | 130 | 101 | 99 | 147 | 203 | 337 | 419 | 397 | 772 | 737 | 677 | 547 | 534 | 301 | 889 | 1187 | 1780 | 2426 | 2827 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.25m | 2:29AM1.35m | 2:52PM1.41m | 2:57AM1.48m | 3:18PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.52m | 8:23PM0.51m | 8:40AM0.37m | 8:53PM0.38m | 9:06AM0.23m | 9:20PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
173 | 162 | 115 | 164 | 130 | 101 | 99 | 74 | 52 | 337 | 419 | 397 | 772 | 737 | 677 | 547 | 534 | 301 | 889 | 1187 | 1780 | 2426 | 2827 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | S 4 | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 12 |
99 | 108 | 78 | 7 | 45 | 43 | 90 | 147 | 203 | 43 | 35 | 171 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 232 | 6 | 8 | 7 | — | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — |
6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1156 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
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