Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 3AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 655 | 789 | 636 | 494 | 429 | 572 | 344 | 482 | 462 | 474 | 508 | 400 | 297 | 225 | 199 | 212 | 176 | 168 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.79m | 3:09AM1.76m | 3:29PM1.92m | 3:41AM1.84m | 4:00PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM0.17m | 9:14AM0.05m | 9:37PM0.06m | 9:44AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 86 | 62 | 63 | 429 | 388 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 375 | 310 | 297 | 225 | 199 | 212 | 176 | 168 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 12 | SE 13 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 63 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 65 | 103 | 97 | 87 | 81 | 44 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 17 | E 12 | SW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 21 | SSW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 655 | 789 | 636 | 494 | 657 | 572 | 344 | 482 | 462 | 474 | 508 | 400 | 9 | 99 | 150 | 126 | 101 | 67 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 719 | 501 | 244 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 333 | 360 | 269 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 129 | 217 | 263 | 263 | 292 | 0 | 0 |
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