To Strand surf break

To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at To Strand today?

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 10AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
2
1
0
0
2
8
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
2.2
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
3
S
9
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
369
514
567
557
482
474
417
426
426
371
419
809
1520
2197
1789
1244
2745
1444
1659
2044
2476
2899
6199
3735
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:47PM1.19m
1:16AM1.41m
1:35PM1.31m
1:54AM1.54m
2:12PM1.42m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.57m
6:50PM0.48m
7:36AM0.44m
7:35PM0.37m
8:11AM0.32m
8:10PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:24
6:26
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
1
2
Temp °C
23
24
30
27
26
24
24
24
24
22
19
20
21
20
17
17
16
17
20
21
21
19
17
16
21
22
28
25
25
22
23
23
22
17
12
13
12
12
10
10
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
2.3
SSW
12
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
Energy kJ
369
514
567
557
482
474
417
426
426
371
320
228
192
192
156
156
1390
123
121
92
94
69
3844
3735
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
27
25
13
13
13
5
5
5
4
4
4
123
68
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.6
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
SSW
5
2.2
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
3
S
9
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1
10
49
64
70
419
809
1520
2197
1789
1244
2745
1444
1659
2044
2476
2899
6199
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
108
108
108
0
0
0
0
136
318
488
775
110
56
56
56
56
56
765
765
56
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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