Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 856 | 1210 | 1941 | 1744 | 2106 | 2322 | 1884 | 1437 | 1288 | 1364 | 1115 | 891 | 705 | 587 | 527 | 481 | 978 | 1107 | 1230 | 1291 | 1102 | 973 | 924 | 800 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.48m | 2:25PM1.51m | 2:43AM1.63m | 3:10PM1.70m | 3:24AM1.75m | 3:49PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.39m | 8:30PM0.35m | 8:55AM0.21m | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:33AM0.07m | 9:55PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 79 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 47 | 69 | 98 | 50 | 92 | 153 | 137 | 109 | 210 | 338 | 978 | 312 | 1230 | 1291 | 1102 | 973 | 924 | 800 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 59 | 10 | 42 | 70 | 163 | 170 | 106 | 194 | 388 | 192 | 299 | 92 | 83 | 135 | 100 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | S 13 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 12 | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 44 | 123 | 101 | 222 | 215 | 165 | 192 | — | 138 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 856 | 1210 | 1941 | 1744 | 2106 | 2322 | 1884 | 1437 | 1288 | 1364 | 1115 | 891 | 705 | 587 | 527 | 481 | — | 1107 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 763 | 709 | 612 | 430 | 430 | 263 | 263 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 754 | 754 | 928 | 928 | 928 | 928 | 928 | 74 | 26 | 80 | 928 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
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