Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 143 | 137 | 133 | 93 | 133 | 137 | 411 | 957 | 1039 | 516 | 465 | 291 | 211 | 197 | 275 | 265 | 188 | 233 | 106 | 266 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.37m | 1:27PM1.61m | 1:46AM1.50m | 2:03PM1.72m | 2:21AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.50m | 7:05AM0.42m | 7:44PM0.36m | 7:46AM0.31m | 8:17PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | |  |  | | | | |  | |  |  | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | 6:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 63 | 48 | 36 | 33 | 93 | 133 | 137 | 133 | 89 | 1039 | 516 | 465 | 291 | 211 | 176 | 194 | 265 | 101 | 81 | 81 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 13 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 154 | 143 | 24 | 133 | 21 | 39 | 25 | — | — | 87 | 93 | 96 | 181 | 93 | 55 | 140 | 104 | 57 | 43 | 106 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 137 | 39 | 39 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | 15 | 42 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 62 | 119 | 411 | 957 | 1599 | 878 | — | 277 | 47 | 197 | 275 | — | 188 | 233 | 34 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 709 | 587 | 430 | 96 | 116 | 6 | 74 | 131 | 639 | 885 | 80 | 0 | 26 | 80 | 0 |
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