To Strand surf break

To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at To Strand today?

The current surf forecast for To Strand at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.2
E
7
0.7
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
251
239
195
202
238
186
151
104
273
268
264
163
159
141
136
464
464
216
160
155
116
151
149
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
5
SW
5
W
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:20PM1.51m
6:36AM1.43m
7:16PM1.41m
7:32AM1.29m
8:26PM1.32m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.20m
00:26AM0.33m
12:50PM0.31m
1:25AM0.48m
1:48PM0.43m
2:41AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
21
22
21
20
20
19
18
18
21
22
21
20
20
18
18
18
22
22
22
24
21
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
17
17
16
19
20
22
23
19
19
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1.5
ENE
13
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
Energy kJ
252
251
239
195
202
238
186
151
104
273
268
264
681
143
134
117
464
464
216
77
62
62
151
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
78
78
90
90
111
81
80
80
81
72
42
30
18
150
141
136
100
92
64
160
155
116
56
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
9
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.1
S
20
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
129
111
81
81
56
44
47
65
83
45
36
38
64
27
119
107
7
85
84
82
78
74
73
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
17
46
57
163
159
222
220
158
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
5
109
56
0
0
0
0
0
108
468
583
108
109
0
0
0
108
108
0
0
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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