
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
151 | 151 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 93 | 114 | 87 | 108 | 120 | 99 | 98 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 117 | 104 | 138 | 125 | 120 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.23m | 8:52PM1.33m | 9:27AM1.10m | 10:35PM1.23m | 11:46AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.46m | 3:22AM0.58m | 3:40PM0.59m | 5:20AM0.62m | 5:51PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
151 | 151 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 92 | 65 | 35 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 94 | 96 | 121 | 172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 |
25 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 113 | 93 | 90 | 87 | 32 | 23 | 99 | 98 | 90 | 85 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 117 | 104 | 138 | 125 | 69 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 |
79 | 120 | 116 | 113 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 87 | 108 | 120 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 120 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 3 |
1 | 1 | 57 | 121 | 91 | 67 | 114 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 51 | 90 | 244 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 217 | 264 | 318 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 109 | 264 | 23 | 0 | 73 | 109 | 0 | 108 | 109 | 109 | 28 | 56 |
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