Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 6PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 738 | 600 | 450 | 364 | 269 | 235 | 207 | 169 | 135 | 116 | 73 | 119 | 83 | 83 | 101 | 425 | 623 | 540 | 337 | 279 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.18m | 00:31AM1.19m | 1:02PM1.36m | 1:14AM1.35m | 1:34PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.75m | 6:38AM0.61m | 7:13PM0.57m | 7:16AM0.46m | 7:45PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 738 | 600 | 450 | 364 | 269 | 235 | 207 | 169 | 135 | 116 | 54 | 119 | 83 | 55 | 63 | 425 | 623 | 540 | 337 | 279 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 64 | 64 | 73 | 50 | 54 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 96 | 76 | 74 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 101 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 35 | 46 | — | 3 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 131 | 916 | 12 | 12 | 244 | 12 | 12 | 430 | 131 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 885 | 26 | 0 | 33 |
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