
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (30 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 11PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
148 | 175 | 332 | 324 | 148 | 109 | 126 | 212 | 280 | 335 | 407 | 246 | 232 | 231 | 157 | 297 | 257 | 1796 | 3499 | 4362 | 3930 | 8596 | 6528 | 3416 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:17PM1.60m | 4:25AM1.66m | 4:50PM1.63m | 4:56AM1.67m | 5:22PM1.65m | 5:27AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.31m | 10:36AM0.20m | 10:49PM0.29m | 11:07AM0.18m | 11:22PM0.30m | 11:38AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
148 | 175 | 209 | 324 | 91 | 109 | 86 | 64 | 38 | 84 | 311 | 246 | 232 | 212 | 104 | 297 | 257 | 37 | 2095 | 2000 | 2200 | 3961 | 3150 | 1987 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 8 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 6 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
79 | 58 | 195 | 155 | 96 | 89 | 61 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 60 | 82 | 168 | 231 | 157 | 41 | 69 | 29 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 85 | 83 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | E 8 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
110 | 96 | 56 | 115 | 36 | 91 | 36 | — | 21 | — | 84 | 122 | 111 | 111 | 49 | 68 | 39 | — | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | E 9 | NNE 4 | E 7 | NNE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
— | 4 | 332 | 18 | 148 | 46 | 126 | 212 | 280 | 335 | 407 | — | — | — | 17 | 74 | 224 | 1796 | 3499 | 4362 | 3930 | 8596 | 6528 | 3416 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 355 | 156 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 30 | 327 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 355 |
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