Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 1PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 214 | 307 | 574 | 903 | 789 | 494 | 411 | 400 | 405 | 545 | 673 | 864 | 630 | 474 | 364 | 215 | 143 | 423 | 768 | 484 | 259 | 156 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.95m | 4:12AM1.82m | 4:24PM1.90m | 4:38AM1.78m | 4:50PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.01m | 10:06PM0.02m | 10:13AM0.03m | 10:32PM0.05m | 10:40AM0.09m | 10:58PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 69 | 128 | 120 | 80 | 70 | 67 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 364 | 215 | 143 | 142 | 135 | 115 | 134 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 39 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 98 | 28 | 65 | 67 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 27 | 25 | — | — | 6 | 39 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 197 | 214 | 307 | 574 | 903 | 789 | 494 | 411 | 400 | 405 | 545 | 673 | 864 | 630 | 474 | — | 9 | 35 | 423 | 768 | 484 | 259 | 156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 30 | 594 | 709 | 104 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 244 | 279 | 535 | 754 | 53 | 82 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 131 | 708 | 708 | 131 | 26 | 0 |
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