Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 283 | 266 | 227 | 336 | 444 | 627 | 1107 | 1422 | 1788 | 1852 | 1611 | 1202 | 919 | 679 | 606 | 619 | 695 | 1150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.96m | 5:06AM1.81m | 5:22PM1.87m | 5:32AM1.72m | 5:46PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.03m | 11:28PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | S 15 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 315 | 283 | 66 | 67 | 47 | 123 | 120 | 109 | 180 | 34 | 67 | 63 | 1202 | 919 | 679 | 606 | 619 | 695 | 724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 15 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 69 | 266 | 196 | 174 | 10 | 81 | 7 | 121 | 48 | — | — | 56 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 52 | 31 | 52 | 52 | 16 | 15 | 53 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | — | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | — | SW 4 | — | S 4 | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 115 | 188 | 207 | 227 | 336 | 444 | 627 | 1107 | 1422 | 1788 | 1852 | 1611 | 765 | — | 15 | — | 12 | — | 1150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 928 | 754 | 884 | 327 | 764 | 708 | 708 | 579 | 509 | 429 | 247 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 8 |
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