Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 277 | 270 | 305 | 297 | 258 | 223 | 195 | 195 | 201 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:47AM1.00m | 00:35AM1.08m | 1:24PM1.17m | 1:29AM1.25m | 1:54PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.88m | 7:02AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.72m | 7:39AM0.57m | 7:58PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 316 | 277 | 270 | 305 | 297 | 258 | 223 | 195 | 195 | 201 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 69 | 99 | 151 | 246 | 222 | 147 | 135 | 92 | 62 | 34 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 42 | 19 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 42 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 754 | 129 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 737 | 30 | 30 | 12 |
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