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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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Tongaat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tongaat sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
169 | 157 | 118 | 183 | 268 | 259 | 247 | 488 | 494 | 464 | 449 | 449 | 363 | 216 | 143 | 125 | 112 | 82 | 82 | 110 | 143 | 102 | 98 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:11PM1.50m | 7:27AM1.38m | 8:20PM1.40m | 8:39AM1.25m | 9:48PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.33m | 1:20AM0.51m | 1:43PM0.45m | 2:33AM0.64m | 2:56PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:06 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
169 | 157 | 118 | 91 | 268 | 259 | 247 | 488 | 494 | 464 | 449 | 449 | 363 | 94 | 143 | 125 | 82 | 63 | 35 | 110 | 143 | 102 | 98 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
80 | 104 | 106 | 83 | 69 | 37 | 26 | 17 | 87 | 27 | 105 | 100 | 93 | 121 | 85 | 84 | 112 | 82 | 82 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 56 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 20 | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 9 |
64 | 80 | 83 | 121 | 112 | 106 | 106 | 64 | 11 | 54 | 105 | 8 | 7 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 73 | 71 | 23 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | 183 | 61 | 102 | 105 | 31 | 90 | 147 | 175 | 109 | 160 | 216 | — | 1 | 18 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 37 | 51 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 711 | 711 | 244 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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