Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 188 | 188 | 224 | 383 | 264 | 343 | 328 | 177 | 169 | 137 | 134 | 146 | 107 | 105 | 147 | 198 | 191 | 174 | 159 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:14PM1.70m | 5:29AM1.59m | 5:39PM1.57m | 5:56AM1.46m | 6:05PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.19m | 11:23PM0.22m | 11:32AM0.31m | 11:50PM0.35m | 12:00PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 188 | 188 | 188 | 224 | 270 | 264 | 230 | 225 | 177 | 169 | 137 | 134 | 131 | 107 | 105 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 159 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 51 | 24 | 42 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 88 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 147 | 198 | 191 | 174 | 121 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | — | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 29 | 146 | 55 | 104 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 120 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | 383 | 42 | 343 | 328 | — | 5 | 17 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 708 | 754 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 501 | 30 | 360 |
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