Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1406 | 994 | 812 | 664 | 670 | 670 | 792 | 796 | 669 | 627 | 643 | 586 | 520 | 458 | 636 | 514 | 513 | 421 | 333 | 333 | 340 | 504 | 955 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:32AM1.72m | 5:46PM1.73m | 5:56AM1.59m | 6:10PM1.58m | 6:21AM1.45m | 6:34PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.14m | 11:54PM0.24m | 12:00PM0.28m | 00:19AM0.38m | 12:26PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 63 | 994 | 812 | 664 | 670 | 670 | 792 | 796 | 669 | 627 | 643 | 586 | 520 | 458 | 386 | 333 | 333 | 327 | 279 | 333 | 340 | 327 | 414 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | E 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 158 | 55 | 51 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 12 | — | 5 | 24 | 74 | 38 | 333 | 159 | 157 | 331 | 424 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 41 | 65 | — | 57 | 22 | 84 | 91 | 18 | 50 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1406 | 1599 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 389 | 636 | 514 | 513 | 421 | — | — | — | 504 | 955 | 603 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 96 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 763 | 709 | 311 | 26 | 80 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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