Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 112 | 142 | 142 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 222 | 157 | 240 | 223 | 125 | 121 | 105 | 98 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 117 | 97 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:54PM1.36m | 2:00AM1.42m | 2:20PM1.55m | 2:27AM1.57m | 2:45PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.55m | 8:06AM0.40m | 8:24PM0.38m | 8:31AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 112 | 112 | 142 | 142 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 64 | 64 | 52 | 223 | 104 | 120 | 105 | 84 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 117 | 97 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | S 15 | E 8 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 110 | 69 | 155 | 35 | 125 | 69 | 70 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 77 | 17 | 157 | 7 | 85 | 16 | 121 | 105 | 98 | 95 | 90 | 85 | 84 | 56 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 6 | 42 | 222 | 69 | 240 | 116 | 120 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 41 | 30 | 14 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 737 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 311 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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