Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 2PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 215 | 239 | 158 | 565 | 59 | 1180 | 2159 | 2146 | 1799 | 1330 | 1034 | 740 | 563 | 463 | 426 | 371 | 199 | 162 | 271 | 106 | 166 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:06PM1.02m | 00:55AM1.13m | 1:45PM1.16m | 1:54AM1.28m | 2:22PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.83m | 6:11PM0.84m | 7:28AM0.72m | 7:44PM0.70m | 8:10AM0.56m | 8:22PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 26 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 217 | 215 | 239 | 158 | 77 | 59 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 740 | 563 | 463 | 426 | 371 | 199 | 162 | 271 | 106 | 166 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 375 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 123 | 6 | 83 | 45 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 37 | 66 | 565 | 367 | 1180 | 2159 | 2146 | 1799 | 1330 | 1034 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 217 | 763 | 639 | 457 | 263 | 263 | 708 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 0 |
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