Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 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 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 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 ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 567 | 567 | 539 | 528 | 495 | 434 | 395 | 353 | 312 | 372 | 307 | 289 | 155 | 198 | 115 | 188 | 122 | 109 | 97 | 70 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.20m | 1:57AM1.33m | 2:29PM1.33m | 2:39AM1.44m | 3:06PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.65m | 8:16AM0.53m | 8:28PM0.54m | 8:53AM0.41m | 9:04PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 567 | 567 | 539 | 528 | 495 | 434 | 395 | 353 | 307 | 242 | 211 | 135 | 95 | 76 | 115 | 97 | 102 | 85 | 60 | 34 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 309 | 309 | 246 | 225 | 218 | 163 | 213 | 265 | 312 | 372 | 307 | 289 | 155 | 115 | 46 | 188 | 118 | 109 | 97 | 70 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | — | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 111 | — | 6 | 147 | 198 | 95 | 35 | 122 | 42 | 10 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 34 | 54 | 83 | 92 | 99 | 236 | 202 | 149 | 69 | 34 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 355 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 725 | 719 | 448 | 244 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 55 | 131 | 80 |
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