Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 340 | 340 | 340 | 347 | 432 | 1601 | 1555 | 1670 | 1621 | 1814 | 1721 | 1302 | 1372 | 1255 | 1151 | 990 | 784 | 700 | 601 | 500 | 468 | 394 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.45m | 6:34PM1.41m | 6:46AM1.28m | 7:00PM1.25m | 7:19AM1.11m | 7:45PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.44m | 00:45AM0.53m | 12:52PM0.61m | 1:19AM0.70m | 1:29PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 340 | 340 | 340 | 347 | 340 | 284 | 279 | 415 | 354 | 66 | 1502 | 1302 | 1185 | 1255 | 1151 | 990 | 784 | 700 | 601 | 500 | 468 | 394 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 80 | 142 | 163 | 63 | 142 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 43 | 25 | 54 | 43 | 48 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 41 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 22 | — | 47 | 48 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 340 | 317 | 212 | 143 | 432 | 1601 | 1555 | 1670 | 1621 | 1814 | 1721 | — | 1372 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 33 | 131 | 696 | 754 | 754 | 754 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 928 | 30 | 12 | 12 |
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