Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 8PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 318 | 429 | 547 | 653 | 628 | 474 | 297 | 202 | 270 | 751 | 1206 | 579 | 385 | 415 | 377 | 1034 | 1276 | 1714 | 2375 | 2091 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.70m | 6:46AM1.50m | 7:13PM1.51m | 7:30AM1.32m | 8:09PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.19m | 00:45AM0.32m | 12:54PM0.35m | 1:28AM0.50m | 1:43PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 137 | 116 | 429 | 547 | 653 | 628 | 474 | 297 | 192 | 137 | 119 | 82 | 579 | 377 | 88 | 106 | 79 | 61 | 49 | 50 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 19 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 167 | 318 | 112 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 69 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 54 | 68 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 88 | 71 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 34 | 202 | 270 | 751 | 1206 | 61 | 385 | 415 | 377 | 1034 | 1276 | 1714 | 2375 | 2091 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 430 | 311 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 263 | 263 | 355 | 12 | 1404 | 217 | 351 | 1404 | 1952 | 2598 | 1656 | 754 | 776 |
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