Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1487 | 1304 | 1006 | 891 | 875 | 757 | 649 | 551 | 455 | 587 | 742 | 821 | 233 | 184 | 206 | 309 | 243 | 866 | 1261 | 1320 | 1031 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.79m | 3:50AM1.79m | 4:09PM1.89m | 4:16AM1.84m | 4:35PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.13m | 9:46PM0.16m | 9:55AM0.04m | 10:13PM0.09m | 10:21AM-0.02m | 10:41PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1487 | 1304 | 1006 | 891 | 875 | 757 | 649 | 551 | 455 | 365 | 297 | 287 | 233 | 184 | 137 | 309 | 243 | 190 | 187 | 141 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 278 | 211 | 192 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 86 | 129 | 124 | 163 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 181 | 295 | 400 | 403 | 374 | 363 | 373 | 405 | 587 | 742 | 821 | 803 | 614 | 558 | 530 | 661 | 866 | 1261 | 1320 | 1031 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 719 | 737 | 916 | 737 | 327 | 327 | 448 | 448 | 434 | 448 | 501 | 501 | 247 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 458 | 501 | 486 | 247 | 247 |
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