Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 217 | 574 | 1163 | 566 | 368 | 381 | 539 | 1029 | 1367 | 1567 | 1971 | 1941 | 2078 | 1461 | 1137 | 974 | 820 | 549 | 484 | 360 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.51m | 7:30AM1.32m | 8:09PM1.31m | 8:55AM1.14m | 10:29PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.35m | 1:28AM0.50m | 1:43PM0.55m | 2:38AM0.68m | 3:21PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 192 | 137 | 119 | 82 | 566 | 368 | 88 | 108 | 80 | 65 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 1630 | 1461 | 1137 | 974 | 820 | 549 | 484 | 360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 19 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 67 | 68 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 51 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 92 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 46 | 78 | 112 | 155 | 148 | 104 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 165 | 217 | 574 | 1163 | 48 | 194 | 381 | 539 | 1029 | 1367 | 1567 | 1971 | 1941 | 2078 | — | — | — | 100 | 99 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 263 | 355 | 53 | 1404 | 217 | 351 | 1404 | 639 | 2594 | 1257 | 928 | 776 | 776 | 696 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 |
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