To Strand surf break

To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at To Strand today?

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 6AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 9.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
0
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
15
4
S
15
4
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
18
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5681
7174
5350
6460
6286
5417
4704
4053
3268
2542
2117
1755
1238
1048
814
698
510
410
759
1240
1437
1568
1212
938
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
25
S
10
S
10
NW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:27AM1.63m
2:43PM1.51m
2:56AM1.69m
3:13PM1.57m
3:23AM1.71m
3:40PM1.60m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.22m
8:41PM0.21m
9:08AM0.15m
9:10PM0.16m
9:34AM0.11m
9:38PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5
4
Temp °C
15
15
16
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
20
21
21
21
22
19
18
18
20
22
22
20
19
10
11
12
16
16
18
19
16
15
15
15
18
19
20
19
20
18
17
17
20
19
22
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
3
S
13
3.5
S
15
4
S
15
4
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
Energy kJ
3267
3662
5350
6460
6286
5417
4704
4053
3268
2542
2117
1755
1238
1048
814
698
510
410
338
1240
1437
1568
1212
938
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
68
47
47
47
45
43
42
42
43
48
50
48
31
41
31
24
40
70
759
272
94
33
23
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
S
19
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
31
31
31
107
51
30
30
73
70
256
90
53
32
16
16
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
1.2
SSW
9
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
5681
7174
68
19
77
33
2
2
5
254
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
6
5
5
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
5
0
0
21
263
56
0
0
0
0
0
80
108
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
109
56
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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