Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 46 | 83 | 144 | 88 | 69 | 62 | 80 | 88 | 93 | 172 | 212 | 207 | 192 | 273 | 1565 | 1409 | 966 | 403 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.96m | 3:23AM1.83m | 3:38PM2.00m | 3:56AM1.86m | 4:12PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.00m | 9:24AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:23PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 46 | 48 | 37 | 84 | 62 | 62 | 80 | 42 | 93 | 172 | 212 | 207 | 192 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 83 | 61 | 37 | 20 | 47 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 55 | 48 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | W 2 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 135 | 194 | 165 | 144 | 88 | 69 | 56 | 61 | 88 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 273 | 1565 | 1409 | 966 | 339 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 80 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 80 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 928 | 1241 | 128 | 26 |
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