Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1715 | 2219 | 2332 | 2547 | 2547 | 2389 | 2219 | 1973 | 1732 | 1528 | 1274 | 1107 | 918 | 754 | 678 | 580 | 532 | 576 | 576 | 520 | 427 | 427 | 346 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:37AM1.75m | 6:01PM1.82m | 6:07AM1.69m | 6:32PM1.77m | 6:40AM1.60m | 7:07PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.18m | 11:45AM0.07m | 00:07AM0.21m | 12:15PM0.13m | 00:40AM0.27m | 12:48PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1715 | 2219 | 2332 | 2547 | 2547 | 2389 | 2219 | 1973 | 1732 | 1528 | 1274 | 1107 | 918 | 754 | 678 | 580 | 532 | 576 | 576 | 520 | 427 | 427 | 346 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 16 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 5 |
| kJ | 30 | 5 | — | 12 | 47 | 22 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 66 | 94 | 21 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 737 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 |
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