Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 816 | 678 | 580 | 532 | 554 | 565 | 520 | 436 | 427 | 346 | 180 | 192 | 253 | 201 | 197 | 193 | 184 | 154 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.77m | 6:40AM1.60m | 7:07PM1.67m | 7:17AM1.47m | 7:49PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.27m | 12:48PM0.22m | 1:19AM0.37m | 1:26PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 816 | 678 | 580 | 532 | 554 | 565 | 520 | 436 | 427 | 346 | 180 | 192 | 253 | 201 | 197 | 193 | 184 | 154 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 100 | 83 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 11 | — | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 50 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 32 | 55 | 62 | 58 | 44 | 38 | 64 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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