Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 143 | 116 | 106 | 103 | 83 | 108 | 395 | 660 | 432 | 324 | 329 | 380 | 480 | 45 | 420 | 843 | 832 | 711 | 390 | 1172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:02PM1.36m | 1:14AM1.35m | 1:34PM1.55m | 1:48AM1.51m | 2:05PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.57m | 7:16AM0.46m | 7:45PM0.40m | 7:48AM0.31m | 8:16PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 165 | 143 | 116 | 106 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 395 | 660 | 432 | 324 | 329 | 57 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 383 | 1172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 47 | 37 | 50 | 13 | 71 | 108 | 99 | 90 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 390 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 33 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 380 | 480 | 190 | 420 | 843 | 832 | 711 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 639 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 639 | 639 | 26 | 4 | 55 | 131 | 80 | 26 | 80 | 1241 | 1235 | 80 | 13 |
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