Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4PM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 547 | 435 | 758 | 1780 | 2979 | 4334 | 4396 | 3528 | 2513 | 1977 | 1487 | 1304 | 891 | 891 | 878 | 757 | 649 | 551 | 455 | 603 | 894 | 1030 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.65m | 3:23AM1.70m | 3:43PM1.79m | 3:50AM1.79m | 4:09PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.25m | 9:19PM0.27m | 9:30AM0.13m | 9:46PM0.16m | 9:55AM0.04m | 10:13PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 547 | 435 | 758 | 1780 | 2979 | 4334 | 4396 | 3528 | 2513 | 1977 | 1487 | 1304 | 891 | 891 | 878 | 757 | 649 | 551 | 455 | 371 | 297 | 287 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 177 | 47 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 278 | 211 | 192 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 86 | 129 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 82 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 47 | 61 | 109 | 255 | 432 | 516 | 495 | 404 | 362 | 383 | 406 | 603 | 894 | 1030 | 824 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 719 | 737 | 737 | 725 | 711 | 327 | 448 | 333 | 429 | 594 | 535 | 535 | 435 |
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