Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 1AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1040 | 1019 | 1022 | 946 | 849 | 1126 | 1304 | 1087 | 544 | 784 | 490 | 490 | 432 | 370 | 315 | 384 | 645 | 700 | 649 | 649 | 615 | 615 | 564 | 543 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.51m | 6:09AM1.51m | 6:43PM1.47m | 6:49AM1.44m | 7:30PM1.42m | 7:37AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.44m | 12:25PM0.35m | 00:45AM0.51m | 1:07PM0.41m | 1:36AM0.58m | 1:57PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | |
5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
1040 | 1019 | 1022 | 946 | 849 | 84 | 65 | 73 | 408 | 529 | 490 | 490 | 432 | 370 | 315 | 384 | 645 | 700 | 649 | 649 | 615 | 615 | 564 | 543 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
88 | 57 | 93 | 98 | 69 | 41 | 54 | 42 | 79 | 353 | 265 | 219 | 211 | 116 | 233 | 262 | 221 | 204 | 150 | 115 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | S 14 |
136 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 46 | 40 | 52 | 21 | 32 | 106 | 129 | 126 | 119 | 204 | 116 | 90 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 20 | 1126 | 1304 | 1087 | 544 | 784 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 131 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 587 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 579 |
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