Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1528 | 1274 | 1141 | 785 | 587 | 634 | 634 | 789 | 1012 | 1107 | 1532 | 1360 | 1168 | 1037 | 924 | 800 | 743 | 637 | 500 | 419 | 400 | 351 | 294 | 171 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.63m | 3:10PM1.70m | 3:24AM1.75m | 3:49PM1.85m | 4:01AM1.84m | 4:25PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.21m | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:33AM0.07m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:08AM-0.02m | 10:31PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | S 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 94 | 90 | 234 | 290 | 161 | 303 | 789 | 426 | 1107 | 1532 | 1360 | 1168 | 1037 | 924 | 800 | 743 | 637 | 500 | 419 | 400 | 351 | 294 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 42 | 70 | 160 | 215 | 116 | 400 | 192 | 229 | 125 | 92 | 83 | 100 | 98 | 70 | 47 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | — | S 26 | S 25 | S 16 | S 23 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | 23 | 68 | 90 | 167 | 163 | — | 170 | — | 13 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 39 | 65 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 63 | 61 | 37 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1528 | 1274 | 1141 | 785 | 587 | 634 | 634 | 509 | 1012 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 263 | 737 | 754 | 754 | 1257 | 74 | 928 | 928 | 776 | 781 | 928 | 928 | 26 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 737 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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