Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1411 | 2104 | 2084 | 1523 | 1124 | 1368 | 666 | 535 | 450 | 364 | 263 | 235 | 207 | 169 | 146 | 98 | 90 | 90 | 88 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.06m | 12:17PM1.18m | 00:31AM1.19m | 1:02PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.88m | 5:26AM0.76m | 6:30PM0.75m | 6:38AM0.61m | 7:13PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 50 | 51 | 39 | 41 | 832 | 666 | 535 | 450 | 364 | 263 | 235 | 207 | 169 | 80 | 66 | 56 | 90 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 16 | 6 | 41 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 146 | 98 | 90 | 21 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 11 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 24 | 40 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1411 | 2104 | 2084 | 1523 | 1124 | 1368 | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | 31 | 53 | 77 | 40 | 9 | 17 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 885 | 457 | 430 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 878 | 244 | 12 | 12 | 129 | 885 | 885 | 0 | 0 |
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