Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 1PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1167 | 1036 | 1002 | 895 | 524 | 381 | 331 | 276 | 270 | 214 | 209 | 169 | 170 | 103 | 211 | 180 | 151 | 120 | 273 | 332 | 413 | 504 | 620 | 741 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.48m | 7:55PM1.55m | 8:03AM1.36m | 8:51PM1.46m | 9:04AM1.26m | 9:56PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.32m | 2:04AM0.52m | 2:14PM0.43m | 3:05AM0.61m | 3:13PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1167 | 1036 | 1002 | 895 | 524 | 381 | 331 | 276 | 270 | 214 | 209 | 169 | 135 | 103 | 96 | 180 | 151 | 120 | 91 | 73 | 413 | 504 | 620 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 104 | 86 | 57 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 73 | 55 | 53 | 273 | 332 | 66 | 66 | 84 | 741 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 75 | 27 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 27 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 30 | 65 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 52 | 64 | 102 | 170 | 230 | 211 | 382 | 292 | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 719 | 719 | 579 | 96 | 244 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 360 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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