Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 10PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1521 | 1517 | 1414 | 1175 | 1177 | 1249 | 1249 | 1032 | 997 | 950 | 1020 | 539 | 450 | 480 | 783 | 895 | 1020 | 1114 | 1082 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.76m | 4:41AM1.76m | 5:03PM1.81m | 5:09AM1.77m | 5:31PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.20m | 10:49AM0.07m | 11:05PM0.18m | 11:16AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 49 | 229 | 207 | 152 | 145 | 145 | 143 | 66 | 42 | 861 | 539 | 450 | 480 | 783 | 895 | 1020 | 1114 | 1082 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 89 | 84 | 137 | 354 | 372 | 311 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 369 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 42 | 29 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1521 | 1517 | 1414 | 1175 | 1177 | 1249 | 1249 | 1032 | 997 | 950 | 1020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 430 | 244 | 244 | 74 | 26 | 26 | 909 | 928 | 928 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 916 | 164 | 26 | 0 |
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