
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
246 | 51 | 140 | 133 | 134 | 240 | 329 | 407 | 512 | 475 | 599 | 499 | 539 | 302 | 266 | 348 | 380 | 547 | 593 | 516 | 564 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.79m | 2:53AM1.68m | 3:05PM1.82m | 3:23AM1.72m | 3:33PM1.82m | 3:51AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.17m | 8:52AM0.17m | 9:15PM0.12m | 9:22AM0.15m | 9:43PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | |
6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | 6:22 | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
246 | 38 | 140 | 50 | 69 | 189 | 312 | 160 | 251 | 407 | 284 | 237 | 539 | 229 | 266 | 348 | 380 | 547 | 593 | 516 | 564 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
37 | 51 | 46 | 133 | 117 | 68 | 49 | 407 | 512 | 475 | 599 | 499 | 186 | 133 | 195 | 168 | 107 | 121 | 110 | 127 | 119 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 18 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 |
37 | 14 | — | 6 | 2 | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | 58 | 47 | 46 | 56 | 51 | 35 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
45 | 161 | 108 | 97 | 134 | 240 | 329 | 326 | 233 | — | — | — | — | 302 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 131 | 294 | 639 | 311 | 355 | 247 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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