Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1632 | 1419 | 1264 | 1103 | 1053 | 1087 | 1110 | 1077 | 941 | 809 | 690 | 584 | 556 | 480 | 396 | 389 | 137 | 170 | 213 | 202 | 244 | 316 | 346 | 350 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:35AM1.47m | 1:17PM1.35m | 1:45AM1.56m | 2:20PM1.50m | 2:42AM1.67m | 3:11PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.47m | 7:19PM0.45m | 8:06AM0.35m | 8:22PM0.32m | 8:57AM0.22m | 9:15PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1632 | 1419 | 1264 | 1103 | 1053 | 1087 | 1110 | 1077 | 941 | 809 | 690 | 584 | 556 | 480 | 396 | 389 | 71 | 84 | 107 | 183 | 244 | 316 | 346 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 43 | 62 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 41 | 112 | 170 | 213 | 202 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 14 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 137 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 725 | 30 |
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