Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 369 | 169 | 165 | 266 | 106 | 164 | 130 | 146 | 144 | 269 | 421 | 507 | 387 | 908 | 847 | 669 | 653 | 534 | 390 | 1027 | 1359 | 2217 | 2897 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.33m | 2:28AM1.43m | 2:51PM1.50m | 2:57AM1.58m | 3:17PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.56m | 8:22PM0.55m | 8:39AM0.40m | 8:51PM0.40m | 9:05AM0.25m | 9:19PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 369 | 169 | 165 | 266 | 106 | 164 | 130 | 90 | 68 | 76 | 421 | 507 | 387 | 908 | 847 | 669 | 653 | 534 | 198 | 1027 | 1359 | 2217 | 2897 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 18 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 135 | 133 | 6 | 82 | 44 | 7 | 11 | 144 | 269 | 48 | 50 | 235 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 390 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | S 17 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 146 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1257 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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