Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 5PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 313 | 264 | 207 | 169 | 230 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 26 | 277 | 379 | 92 | 440 | 467 | 486 | 467 | 510 | 520 | 551 | 514 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.84m | 4:37AM1.75m | 5:00PM1.87m | 5:09AM1.72m | 5:32PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:43AM-0.06m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:14AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 400 | 313 | 264 | 207 | 169 | 230 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 25 | 277 | 379 | 450 | 440 | 467 | 486 | 467 | 510 | 520 | 551 | 514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 53 | 69 | 74 | 107 | 75 | 77 | 64 | 45 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 23 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 210 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | NE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | NE 4 | E 10 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 230 | — | 20 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 450 | 41 | 35 | 92 | 77 | 69 | 689 | 663 | 720 | 712 | 26 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 108 | 108 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 597 | 150 | 109 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 80 | 73 |
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