Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 140 | 150 | 139 | 192 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 225 | 397 | 388 | 343 | 364 | 210 | 169 | 137 | 134 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:50PM1.81m | 5:04AM1.70m | 5:14PM1.70m | 5:29AM1.59m | 5:39PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.12m | 11:06AM0.19m | 11:23PM0.22m | 11:32AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | 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 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 142 | 140 | 150 | 139 | 192 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 225 | 275 | 269 | 269 | 225 | 210 | 169 | 137 | 134 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 31 | 43 | 26 | 19 | 50 | 24 | 42 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 88 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 24 | — | 29 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 157 | 84 | 80 | 88 | 42 | — | — | — | 13 | 61 | 397 | 388 | 343 | 364 | — | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 709 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
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