Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 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 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2515 | 2332 | 1872 | 1718 | 1528 | 1365 | 1107 | 936 | 816 | 678 | 580 | 532 | 554 | 565 | 520 | 480 | 402 | 346 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.82m | 6:07AM1.69m | 6:32PM1.77m | 6:40AM1.60m | 7:07PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.21m | 12:15PM0.13m | 00:40AM0.27m | 12:48PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 |
| kJ | 2515 | 2332 | 1872 | 1718 | 1528 | 1365 | 1107 | 936 | 816 | 678 | 580 | 532 | 554 | 565 | 520 | 480 | 402 | 346 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 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 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 30 | 17 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | 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 13 | SSE 13 | — | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | 13 | 17 | — | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 20 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 |
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