Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 242 | 265 | 186 | 147 | 133 | 97 | 86 | 124 | 390 | 346 | 322 | 308 | 317 | 265 | 35 | 539 | 754 | 730 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.86m | 3:21AM1.81m | 3:37PM1.97m | 3:49AM1.87m | 4:05PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.10m | 9:23AM0.01m | 9:45PM0.01m | 9:51AM-0.05m | 10:13PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 312 | 242 | 265 | 186 | 124 | 82 | 64 | 86 | 124 | 390 | 273 | 177 | 118 | 84 | 265 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 16 | 157 | 147 | 133 | 97 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 346 | 322 | 308 | 317 | 62 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | E 7 | SSW 11 | — | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 23 | — | 19 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 47 | — | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 4 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 93 | 179 | 203 | 315 | 1 | 2 | 13 | — | 64 | 306 | — | 20 | 185 | — | 20 | 212 | 539 | 754 | 730 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 129 | 885 | 763 | 763 | 457 |
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