Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 118 | 170 | 180 | 206 | 158 | 173 | 721 | 933 | 840 | 384 | 292 | 212 | 186 | 161 | 171 | 171 | 197 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:38PM2.00m | 3:56AM1.86m | 4:12PM1.99m | 4:30AM1.83m | 4:47PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:23PM-0.02m | 10:33AM0.02m | 10:58PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 38 | 170 | 180 | 206 | 158 | 78 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 384 | 292 | 186 | 181 | 147 | 171 | 171 | 197 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 82 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 212 | 186 | 161 | 114 | 108 | 91 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 30 | 69 | 69 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 77 | 118 | — | — | — | — | 173 | 721 | 933 | 840 | 255 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 915 | 244 | 156 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 |
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