Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 90 | 136 | 165 | 192 | 254 | 528 | 657 | 310 | 276 | 226 | 212 | 207 | 171 | 185 | 160 | 161 | 161 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.89m | 3:57AM1.73m | 4:13PM1.88m | 4:32AM1.71m | 4:48PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM-0.05m | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:25PM-0.03m | 10:34AM0.02m | 11:00PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 24 | 35 | 112 | 110 | 100 | 94 | 7 | 310 | 276 | 226 | 196 | 207 | 171 | 185 | 160 | 161 | 161 | 238 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 9 | NE 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 42 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 206 | 223 | 212 | 163 | 134 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SW 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | SW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 55 | 82 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 90 | 136 | 165 | 192 | 254 | 528 | 657 | 266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 231 | 108 | 56 | 56 | 109 | 142 | 797 | 109 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 0 |
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