To Strand surf break

To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 SAST
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To Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's To Strand sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at To Strand today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
39
35
32
18
18
16
16
15
30
13
13
66
123
72
115
270
232
220
152
191
188
193
130
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
25
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:35PM1.30m
1:50AM1.49m
2:13PM1.37m
2:25AM1.53m
2:48PM1.43m
2:58AM1.56m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.41m
8:07AM0.34m
8:09PM0.36m
8:40AM0.27m
8:44PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
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6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:04
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
22
22
21
21
20
19
18
19
24
22
22
21
21
19
18
19
21
21
23
22
22
21
21
19
20
16
17
18
19
19
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
E
6
0.4
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
13
13
35
32
18
9
11
18
29
21
12
13
7
123
11
115
270
232
220
152
191
27
193
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
E
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
7
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
40
39
11
5
6
18
16
16
15
14
8
13
66
6
64
54
7
7
8
8
9
188
19
130
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
E
7
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
E
7
0.3
NE
6
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
ENE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
19
0.3
E
7
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
43
31
30
18
17
16
16
8
14
30
13
3
5
6
72
11
6
3
3
29
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
1.1
SSW
4
1.3
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
13
1
2
3
2
1
2
49
95
56
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
580
108
0
0
19
19
19
19
162
59
19
0
0
0
0
109
264
811
56
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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