Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 1AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 328 | 214 | 194 | 196 | 109 | 124 | 189 | 247 | 339 | 459 | 456 | 422 | 666 | 765 | 736 | 517 | 605 | 441 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.65m | 6:30AM1.48m | 6:53PM1.44m | 7:21AM1.29m | 7:57PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.33m | 12:38PM0.41m | 1:09AM0.52m | 1:35PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 328 | 214 | 194 | 154 | 100 | 124 | 61 | 56 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 384 | 453 | 442 | 7 | 449 | 441 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 109 | 83 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 134 | 159 | 187 | 196 | 42 | 23 | 189 | 247 | 339 | 459 | 456 | 422 | 666 | 765 | 736 | 517 | 605 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 878 | 737 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 187 | 459 | 763 | 457 | 333 | 244 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 294 | 709 | 263 | 30 | 0 |
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