Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 336 | 636 | 773 | 1040 | 1019 | 1022 | 946 | 930 | 759 | 614 | 1179 | 836 | 1088 | 1237 | 653 | 561 | 479 | 388 | 384 | 572 | 584 | 649 | 615 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.51m | 6:09AM1.51m | 6:43PM1.47m | 6:49AM1.44m | 7:30PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.29m | 00:04AM0.44m | 12:25PM0.35m | 00:45AM0.51m | 1:07PM0.41m | 1:36AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 336 | 636 | 773 | 1040 | 1019 | 1022 | 946 | 930 | 759 | 614 | 1179 | 353 | 711 | 640 | 653 | 561 | 479 | 388 | 325 | 572 | 584 | 649 | 615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 46 | 100 | 88 | 40 | 88 | 113 | 98 | 87 | 98 | 78 | 75 | 79 | 307 | 261 | 215 | 211 | 207 | 233 | 384 | 276 | 198 | 173 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 44 | 37 | 46 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 52 | 43 | 31 | 80 | 106 | 129 | 96 | 116 | 90 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 37 | 69 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 239 | 652 | 836 | 1088 | 1237 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 26 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 430 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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