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To Strand surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.0° 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: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at To Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
146 | 146 | 146 | 108 | 102 | 98 | 76 | 104 | 103 | 109 | 98 | 93 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 82 | 106 | 102 | 75 | 79 | 107 | 54 | 182 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:46AM1.17m | 9:53PM1.28m | 10:20AM1.12m | 11:18PM1.31m | 11:46AM1.15m | 00:22AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.51m | 4:19AM0.64m | 4:29PM0.55m | 5:47AM0.59m | 5:46PM0.52m | 6:48AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
 kJ | 146 | 146 | 146 | 108 | 102 | 98 | 71 | 104 | 103 | 109 | 98 | 93 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 82 | 106 | 102 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 122 | 110 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 50 | 48 | 46 | 27 | 80 | 58 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 38 | 36 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 182 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 53 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 54 | 79 | 107 | 255 | 206 | 231 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 108 | 108 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 447 | 591 | 108 | 109 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
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