Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2702 | 2410 | 1783 | 1561 | 771 | 610 | 482 | 432 | 369 | 226 | 165 | 266 | 147 | 164 | 130 | 95 | 142 | 269 | 421 | 507 | 304 | 919 | 877 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.16m | 1:54AM1.28m | 2:22PM1.33m | 2:28AM1.43m | 2:51PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.72m | 7:44PM0.70m | 8:10AM0.56m | 8:22PM0.55m | 8:39AM0.40m | 8:51PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1183 | 771 | 610 | 482 | 432 | 369 | 226 | 165 | 266 | 147 | 164 | 130 | 90 | 68 | 80 | 421 | 507 | 297 | 919 | 877 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SSE 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 135 | 133 | 6 | 82 | 44 | 73 | 95 | 142 | 269 | 59 | 55 | 304 | 47 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 6 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2702 | 2410 | 1783 | 1561 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 708 | 263 | 294 | 708 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 27 |
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