Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 453 | 384 | 315 | 299 | 299 | 307 | 397 | 590 | 789 | 703 | 574 | 445 | 557 | 398 | 463 | 462 | 474 | 508 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.60m | 2:34AM1.63m | 2:56PM1.79m | 3:09AM1.76m | 3:29PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.32m | 8:41AM0.18m | 9:04PM0.17m | 9:14AM0.05m | 9:37PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 173 | 198 | 156 | 205 | 156 | 164 | 123 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 62 | 63 | 445 | 388 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 12 | SSE 13 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 55 | 29 | 81 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 64 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 17 | S 17 | E 12 | SW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 57 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 396 | 453 | 384 | 315 | 299 | 299 | 307 | 397 | 590 | 789 | 703 | 574 | 675 | 557 | 398 | 463 | 462 | 474 | 508 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 719 | 725 | 708 | 501 | 30 | 244 | 458 | 579 | 719 | 535 | 244 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 327 | 292 | 263 | 55 | 12 |
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