Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | E 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 627 | 643 | 656 | 669 | 592 | 524 | 452 | 394 | 333 | 340 | 410 | 416 | 509 | 709 | 920 | 903 | 885 | 1006 | 921 | 861 | 1121 | 1731 | 1636 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | 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-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.59m | 6:10PM1.58m | 6:21AM1.45m | 6:34PM1.41m | 6:46AM1.28m | 7:00PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.24m | 12:00PM0.28m | 00:19AM0.38m | 12:26PM0.44m | 00:45AM0.53m | 12:52PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 669 | 627 | 643 | 656 | 669 | 592 | 524 | 452 | 394 | 333 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 384 | 377 | 377 | 369 | 295 | 1006 | 921 | 688 | 79 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 48 | 47 | 76 | 101 | 142 | 79 | 199 | 156 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 41 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 61 | 60 | 81 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 240 | 342 | 255 | 330 | 340 | 410 | 416 | 509 | 709 | 920 | 903 | 885 | — | — | 861 | 1121 | 1731 | 1636 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 763 | 185 | 709 | 916 | 579 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 754 | 131 | 130 | 185 | 131 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 754 | 754 | 130 | 82 |
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