Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 384 | 380 | 397 | 469 | 470 | 470 | 450 | 383 | 392 | 400 | 472 | 482 | 484 | 494 | 484 | 529 | 508 | 486 | 492 | 563 | 587 | 587 | 513 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.29m | 7:57PM1.23m | 9:22AM1.14m | 10:50PM1.13m | 12:13PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.52m | 1:35PM0.63m | 2:30AM0.70m | 3:56PM0.78m | 5:26AM0.71m | 6:36PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 346 | 384 | 380 | 397 | 7 | 470 | 470 | 450 | 383 | 392 | 400 | 472 | 482 | 484 | 494 | 484 | 529 | 508 | 486 | 492 | 563 | 587 | 587 | 513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 40 | 41 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 43 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 17 | — | — | 469 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 8 | 8 | 263 | 612 | 244 | 30 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 |
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