
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at To Strand today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for To Strand at 3AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
238 | 165 | 155 | 107 | 74 | 57 | 84 | 90 | 186 | 411 | 317 | 308 | 254 | 265 | 123 | 561 | 866 | 730 | 671 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.75m | 3:22AM1.69m | 3:37PM1.85m | 3:50AM1.75m | 4:05PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.09m | 9:24AM0.01m | 9:46PM-0.00m | 9:51AM-0.05m | 10:15PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
238 | 165 | 155 | 158 | 139 | 89 | 70 | 54 | 100 | 411 | 94 | 155 | 142 | 125 | 76 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | ENE 7 |
45 | 32 | 30 | 107 | 74 | 57 | 50 | 90 | 36 | 25 | 317 | 308 | 254 | 265 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 33 | 84 | 84 | 186 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 3 | NE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
110 | 132 | 170 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 31 | — | — | 11 | 24 | 3 | 320 | 16 | 123 | 561 | 866 | 730 | 671 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 109 | 108 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 56 | 262 | 765 | 638 | 638 | 324 |
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