Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 136 | 171 | 240 | 160 | 127 | 99 | 1200 | 2074 | 1899 | 1291 | 984 | 1021 | 588 | 465 | 372 | 318 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.12m | 9:37AM1.06m | 10:51PM1.06m | 12:17PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.78m | 2:20AM0.77m | 4:10PM0.88m | 5:26AM0.76m | 6:30PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 47 | 101 | 101 | 136 | 171 | 164 | 160 | 127 | 99 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 42 | 41 | 732 | 588 | 465 | 372 | 318 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 103 | 101 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 30 | 119 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 82 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 116 | 104 | 137 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 9 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 240 | — | — | 116 | 1200 | 2074 | 1899 | 1291 | 984 | 1021 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 587 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 885 | 885 | 430 | 292 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 131 | 30 | 12 | 82 |
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