Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 149 | 198 | 188 | 174 | 456 | 411 | 322 | 322 | 478 | 280 | 221 | 159 | 137 | 112 | 182 | 141 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 103 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.46m | 6:05PM1.42m | 6:26AM1.31m | 6:35PM1.27m | 7:11AM1.16m | 7:26PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.46m | 00:19AM0.49m | 12:30PM0.61m | 00:58AM0.64m | 1:18PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 86 | 111 | 90 | 188 | 80 | 121 | 82 | 81 | 322 | 237 | 280 | 221 | 159 | 137 | 112 | 144 | 108 | 100 | 80 | 64 | 51 | 103 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 104 | 149 | 198 | — | 174 | — | — | — | 77 | 81 | 114 | — | 34 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 37 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 42 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 24 | 2 | 144 | 107 | 456 | 411 | 322 | 466 | 478 | — | 91 | 135 | 150 | 170 | 182 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 708 | 131 | 131 | 327 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 131 | 878 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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