Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 196 | 199 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 96 | 96 | 110 | 184 | 212 | 139 | 187 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.17m | 1:29AM1.25m | 1:54PM1.36m | 2:00AM1.42m | 2:20PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.72m | 7:39AM0.57m | 7:58PM0.55m | 8:06AM0.40m | 8:24PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 224 | 196 | 199 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 96 | 96 | 79 | 67 | 66 | 51 | 187 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 147 | 135 | 92 | 62 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 32 | 63 | 96 | 157 | 155 | 85 | 125 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 46 | 77 | 110 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 37 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 184 | 212 | 139 | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 131 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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