Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 3AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 929 | 990 | 924 | 431 | 625 | 822 | 783 | 948 | 988 | 1008 | 1090 | 1020 | 1807 | 1910 | 1828 | 2027 | 2089 | 1973 | 1625 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.81m | 5:09AM1.77m | 5:31PM1.83m | 5:37AM1.75m | 6:01PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.18m | 11:16AM0.05m | 11:35PM0.18m | 11:45AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 42 | 924 | 431 | 625 | 822 | 783 | 948 | 988 | 1008 | 1090 | 1020 | 1807 | 1910 | 1828 | 2027 | 2089 | 1973 | 1625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 89 | 51 | 42 | 400 | 311 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 306 | 28 | — | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 47 | 44 | 42 | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | 43 | 16 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 929 | 990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 8 | 49 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 918 | 113 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 916 | 878 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 737 | 244 | 0 | 0 |
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