Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 155 | 338 | 176 | 300 | 292 | 300 | 253 | 207 | 351 | 666 | 724 | 705 | 780 | 804 | 838 | 776 | 701 | 701 | 630 | 630 | 575 | 575 | 575 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.67m | 3:11PM1.65m | 3:30AM1.76m | 3:57PM1.77m | 4:13AM1.81m | 4:40PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.22m | 9:15PM0.21m | 9:42AM0.11m | 10:02PM0.14m | 10:23AM0.04m | 10:45PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 144 | 125 | 176 | 300 | 121 | 300 | 253 | 207 | 351 | 666 | 724 | 705 | 780 | 804 | 838 | 776 | 701 | 701 | 630 | 630 | 575 | 575 | 575 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 140 | 85 | 133 | 138 | 198 | 33 | 119 | 144 | 159 | 157 | 78 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 31 | 33 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | SW 16 | S 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 135 | 213 | 160 | 36 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 143 | 80 | — | 10 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 155 | 338 | — | — | 292 | — | — | — | 202 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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