Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 143 | 140 | 173 | 115 | 143 | 151 | 159 | 167 | 318 | 429 | 653 | 653 | 628 | 392 | 297 | 207 | 270 | 679 | 767 | 454 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.84m | 6:12AM1.65m | 6:34PM1.70m | 6:46AM1.50m | 7:13PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.06m | 00:10AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.19m | 00:45AM0.32m | 12:54PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 153 | 11 | 140 | 173 | 115 | 143 | 151 | 159 | 140 | 116 | 429 | 653 | 653 | 628 | 392 | 169 | 192 | 137 | 119 | 767 | 454 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 76 | 118 | 167 | 318 | 116 | 94 | 88 | 52 | 62 | 297 | — | — | 230 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 8 | E 8 | SSW 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 90 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 143 | 52 | 97 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 135 | 314 | 207 | 270 | 679 | 452 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 763 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 763 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 263 | 946 | 30 | 55 | 244 |
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