Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 12AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2539 | 1753 | 901 | 607 | 588 | 614 | 631 | 567 | 539 | 528 | 495 | 460 | 395 | 353 | 335 | 307 | 307 | 289 | 155 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:55AM1.23m | 1:42PM1.20m | 1:57AM1.33m | 2:29PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.74m | 7:24AM0.65m | 7:39PM0.65m | 8:16AM0.53m | 8:28PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 192 | 333 | 385 | 607 | 588 | 614 | 631 | 567 | 539 | 528 | 495 | 460 | 395 | 353 | 335 | 266 | 211 | 159 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 59 | 42 | 41 | 457 | 540 | 402 | 309 | 309 | 225 | 225 | 218 | 163 | 213 | 265 | 312 | 307 | 307 | 289 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | S 10 | E 8 | — | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | 111 | 5 | 5 | 146 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2539 | 1753 | 901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 22 | 46 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 355 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 725 | 719 | 448 | 244 |
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