Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 134 | 256 | 292 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 242 | 265 | 180 | 158 | 133 | 97 | 95 | 130 | 476 | 455 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.72m | 2:54AM1.70m | 3:10PM1.86m | 3:21AM1.81m | 3:37PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.23m | 8:57AM0.11m | 9:17PM0.10m | 9:23AM0.01m | 9:45PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 133 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 78 | 256 | 292 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 242 | 265 | 157 | 158 | 132 | 84 | 66 | 124 | 304 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 61 | 57 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 47 | 16 | 22 | 147 | 133 | 97 | 95 | 67 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 85 | 18 | 56 | 55 | 134 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 23 | — | 15 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 84 | 47 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 64 | 46 | 73 | 119 | 165 | 180 | — | — | — | 127 | 130 | 476 | 455 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 311 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 430 | 263 | 53 | 55 |
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