Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 546 | 546 | 494 | 546 | 486 | 494 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 361 | 319 | 319 | 278 | 236 | 232 | 232 | 167 | 213 | 192 | 232 | 710 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.39m | 8:48AM1.21m | 9:34PM1.26m | 10:13AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.49m | 2:49AM0.64m | 2:57PM0.63m | 4:01AM0.72m | 4:20PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 546 | 546 | 494 | 546 | 486 | 494 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 361 | 319 | 319 | 278 | 142 | 117 | 91 | 91 | 77 | 54 | 232 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 115 | 71 | 91 | 151 | 206 | 193 | 237 | 296 | 305 | 285 | 261 | 201 | 137 | 236 | 232 | 232 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 56 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 55 | 53 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 99 | 99 | 120 | 109 | 213 | 192 | 164 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 27 | 34 | 107 | 257 | 236 | 275 | 215 | 178 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 710 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 457 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 131 | 74 | 0 | 26 |
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