Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 674 | 687 | 625 | 603 | 504 | 490 | 339 | 370 | 575 | 923 | 964 | 964 | 859 | 689 | 639 | 508 | 334 | 260 | 214 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.95m | 5:19AM1.78m | 5:36PM1.83m | 5:52AM1.65m | 6:11PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM-0.03m | 11:14PM0.04m | 11:23AM0.07m | 11:47PM0.16m | 11:57AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 736 | 674 | 687 | 625 | 603 | 504 | 490 | 339 | 370 | 575 | 923 | 964 | 964 | 859 | 689 | 639 | 508 | 334 | 260 | 214 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 85 | 120 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | SW 13 | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 51 | 48 | 44 | — | 7 | — | — | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | NNE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 72 | 109 | 173 | 192 | 230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1256 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 916 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 82 | 725 | 878 | 737 | 96 |
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