Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 2AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 764 | 762 | 675 | 762 | 698 | 694 | 715 | 780 | 900 | 838 | 710 | 936 | 663 | 648 | 648 | 674 | 637 | 564 | 477 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:05PM2.02m | 4:18AM1.89m | 4:34PM2.02m | 4:47AM1.86m | 5:04PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM-0.04m | 10:20AM-0.07m | 10:43PM-0.03m | 10:50AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 70 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 689 | 21 | 648 | 648 | 674 | 637 | 564 | 477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 10 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 764 | 762 | 675 | 762 | 698 | 694 | 715 | 780 | 900 | 838 | 710 | 936 | 663 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 885 | 763 | 457 | 457 | 80 | 80 | 26 | 778 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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