Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 141 | 147 | 154 | 123 | 118 | 209 | 270 | 355 | 705 | 1205 | 870 | 452 | 147 | 310 | 334 | 475 | 726 | 950 | 845 | 650 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.95m | 3:45AM1.83m | 3:58PM1.95m | 4:12AM1.82m | 4:24PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.03m | 9:40PM0.03m | 9:45AM0.01m | 10:06PM0.02m | 10:13AM0.03m | 10:32PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 135 | 138 | 147 | 154 | 123 | 118 | 90 | 90 | 113 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 452 | 140 | 82 | 86 | 70 | 67 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 163 | 141 | 131 | 89 | 87 | 60 | 65 | 39 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 126 | 82 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 28 | 104 | 209 | 270 | 355 | 705 | 1205 | 870 | 657 | 147 | 310 | 334 | 475 | 726 | 950 | 845 | 650 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 327 | 535 | 501 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 244 | 244 | 360 | 429 | 35 | 13 | 12 |
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