Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 352 | 322 | 319 | 273 | 262 | 207 | 198 | 202 | 207 | 220 | 220 | 216 | 239 | 234 | 235 | 155 | 190 | 71 | 108 | 89 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.96m | 5:11AM1.83m | 5:30PM1.93m | 5:41AM1.76m | 6:01PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM-0.04m | 11:09PM0.04m | 11:16AM-0.01m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:46AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 352 | 322 | 319 | 273 | 262 | 207 | 198 | 202 | 207 | 220 | 220 | 216 | 239 | 234 | 235 | 155 | 11 | 71 | 69 | 89 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 75 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 47 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 69 | 68 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 152 | 203 | 154 | 120 | — | 105 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | 8 | 190 | 47 | 108 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 131 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 263 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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