Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 576 | 452 | 278 | 289 | 692 | 565 | 44 | 914 | 832 | 770 | 573 | 339 | 1190 | 1138 | 956 | 775 | 574 | 403 | 333 | 257 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.55m | 1:48AM1.51m | 2:05PM1.72m | 2:20AM1.64m | 2:35PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.40m | 7:48AM0.31m | 8:16PM0.23m | 8:20AM0.17m | 8:46PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 576 | 452 | 278 | 289 | 319 | 57 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 573 | 339 | 1190 | 1138 | 956 | 775 | 574 | 403 | 333 | 257 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 90 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 57 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 331 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 692 | 565 | 240 | 914 | 832 | 770 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 25 | 83 | 135 | 216 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 885 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 131 | 80 | 26 | 80 | 1247 | 928 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 708 | 709 | 30 | 30 | 12 |
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