Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 8PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 830 | 707 | 484 | 426 | 364 | 290 | 260 | 202 | 194 | 238 | 191 | 187 | 639 | 1268 | 3012 | 5290 | 5226 | 3990 | 2824 | 2255 | 1492 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.14m | 10:29PM1.17m | 12:09PM1.16m | 00:52AM1.28m | 1:33PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.73m | 5:23AM0.74m | 6:25PM0.70m | 7:14AM0.57m | 7:43PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 830 | 707 | 484 | 426 | 364 | 290 | 260 | 202 | 192 | 159 | 155 | 152 | 117 | 1268 | 3012 | 5290 | 5226 | 3990 | 2824 | 2255 | 1492 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 9 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 112 | 69 | 156 | 152 | 239 | 268 | 193 | 158 | 194 | 238 | 191 | 187 | 141 | 123 | 395 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 92 | 68 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | S 10 | E 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 155 | 148 | 140 | 144 | 82 | 217 | 202 | 114 | 93 | 77 | 59 | 639 | 133 | 97 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 28 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 130 | 130 | 130 |
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