To Strand surf break

To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 12 Feb 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at To Strand today?

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (12 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.9
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.7
S
1.2
S
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
1.3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212681111101010109149146888888141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)728243103373698118118184168388735854058381113147680454957963337713133
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
15
S
5
SE
5
N
0
WSW
10
SW
25
SSE
15
WSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
N
5
NNW
35
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
1.08
2:06AM
1.09
2:11PM
1.23
2:40AM
1.25
2:44PM
1.38
3:09AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
0.66
8:00AM
0.65
8:30PM
0.50
8:37AM
0.50
8:58PM
0.34
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------5:35-------5:35-------5:35
Sunset--6:49-------6:47-------6:46-----
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---14111---1-111-143211-
Temp. °C262626252524242323252525242422212121201920191819
Feels °C (?)242528292929272224272727272217151414141515151516
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