Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 185 | 177 | 140 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 111 | 149 | 198 | 232 | 321 | 464 | 393 | 345 | 331 | 478 | 246 | 191 | 159 | 131 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.59m | 5:39PM1.57m | 5:56AM1.46m | 6:05PM1.42m | 6:26AM1.31m | 6:35PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.31m | 11:50PM0.35m | 12:00PM0.46m | 00:19AM0.49m | 12:30PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 225 | 185 | 177 | 140 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 111 | 88 | 198 | 191 | 126 | 121 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 183 | 246 | 191 | 159 | 131 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 44 | 88 | 6 | 3 | 104 | 149 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 119 | 151 | 44 | 34 | 33 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 17 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 151 | 232 | 321 | 464 | 393 | 345 | 331 | 478 | 24 | 35 | 37 | 59 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 711 | 311 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 430 | 130 | 131 | 26 | 26 |
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