Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 833 | 1155 | 1289 | 943 | 739 | 547 | 388 | 371 | 424 | 291 | 273 | 221 | 207 | 202 | 198 | 202 | 220 | 362 | 305 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.95m | 4:44AM1.86m | 5:02PM1.96m | 5:11AM1.83m | 5:30PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM-0.02m | 10:41PM0.04m | 10:48AM-0.04m | 11:09PM0.04m | 11:16AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 243 | 190 | 187 | 141 | 103 | 739 | 547 | 388 | 352 | 328 | 273 | 200 | 130 | 207 | 202 | 198 | 202 | 220 | 362 | 305 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | 101 | 20 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 37 | 273 | 221 | 81 | 39 | 19 | 98 | 74 | 47 | 39 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 18 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 661 | 833 | 1155 | 1289 | 943 | 1216 | 50 | 281 | 371 | 424 | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 34 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 434 | 754 | 333 | 136 | 0 | 130 | 185 | 327 | 430 | 430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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