Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 10AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 171 | 163 | 212 | 508 | 336 | 480 | 388 | 331 | 688 | 688 | 880 | 965 | 925 | 874 | 758 | 356 | 367 | 191 | 301 | 510 | 514 | 700 | 1096 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:01AM1.78m | 5:30PM1.77m | 5:44AM1.70m | 6:16PM1.72m | 6:27AM1.60m | 7:04PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.08m | 11:35PM0.20m | 11:55AM0.13m | 00:22AM0.30m | 12:38PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 181 | 171 | 102 | 101 | 508 | 336 | 480 | 388 | 331 | 688 | 688 | 880 | 965 | 925 | 874 | 758 | 356 | 367 | 186 | 301 | 215 | 207 | 41 | 786 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 6 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 118 | 163 | 212 | 7 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 256 | 188 | 191 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 10 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 16 | 68 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | — | 8 | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 66 | 155 | 274 | 510 | 514 | 700 | 1096 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 355 | 263 | 263 | 26 | 0 |
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