Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 453 | 482 | 492 | 494 | 494 | 484 | 417 | 414 | 388 | 440 | 484 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 486 | 481 | 700 | 891 | 654 | 546 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.14m | 10:50PM1.13m | 12:13PM1.24m | 00:44AM1.27m | 1:18PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.78m | 5:26AM0.71m | 6:36PM0.67m | 6:55AM0.54m | 7:33PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 392 | 453 | 482 | 492 | 494 | 494 | 484 | 417 | 414 | 388 | 440 | 484 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 486 | 481 | 551 | 627 | 654 | 546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | S 21 |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 41 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 42 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 700 | 891 | 49 | 323 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 754 | 928 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 885 | 185 |
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