Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 2PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 288 | 241 | 226 | 162 | 162 | 159 | 126 | 123 | 148 | 121 | 121 | 180 | 98 | 231 | 437 | 91 | 926 | 915 | 715 | 586 | 401 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.55m | 6:56PM1.57m | 7:03AM1.41m | 7:24PM1.40m | 7:33AM1.25m | 8:00PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.29m | 1:04AM0.44m | 1:09PM0.45m | 1:36AM0.58m | 1:42PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 397 | 288 | 241 | 202 | 162 | 162 | 159 | 126 | 123 | 148 | 117 | 115 | 89 | 86 | 134 | 142 | 91 | 58 | 105 | 102 | 102 | 401 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 121 | 180 | 98 | 174 | 437 | 51 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 22 | 125 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | S 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 121 | 11 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 126 | 226 | 143 | 83 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 49 | 231 | 174 | 306 | 926 | 915 | 715 | 586 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 80 | 185 | 709 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 82 | 612 | 311 | 355 | 708 | 263 | 0 | 0 |
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