Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 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 Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | 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 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 258 | 232 | 203 | 212 | 212 | 173 | 164 | 160 | 127 | 127 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 181 | 194 | 315 | 199 | 235 | 271 | 326 | 311 | 280 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.84m | 4:00PM2.00m | 4:11AM1.88m | 4:29PM2.01m | 4:39AM1.87m | 4:56PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:14AM-0.07m | 10:35PM0.00m | 10:42AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | 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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 341 | 258 | 232 | 203 | 212 | 212 | 173 | 164 | 160 | 127 | 127 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 181 | 194 | 199 | 199 | 235 | 230 | 186 | 147 | 99 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 65 | 103 | 97 | 87 | 81 | 44 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 68 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 83 | 62 | 66 | 311 | 105 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 271 | 326 | 50 | 280 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 55 | 77 | 62 | 37 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 41 | 55 | 315 | 164 | 197 | 166 | — | 154 | 262 | 284 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 80 | 26 | 430 | 311 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 754 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 4 |
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