Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 1PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 604 | 541 | 433 | 400 | 222 | 171 | 204 | 266 | 271 | 233 | 244 | 271 | 335 | 424 | 432 | 450 | 459 | 441 | 432 | 492 | 569 | 720 | 564 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.95m | 4:35AM1.86m | 4:58PM1.98m | 5:07AM1.85m | 5:30PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM-0.02m | 10:31PM0.05m | 10:41AM-0.06m | 11:04PM0.06m | 11:12AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 |
| kJ | 604 | 541 | 433 | 400 | 222 | 171 | 204 | 266 | 271 | 233 | 244 | 271 | 335 | 424 | 432 | 450 | 459 | 441 | 432 | 492 | 15 | 14 | 564 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 116 | 86 | 85 | 75 | 80 | 107 | 109 | 114 | 91 | 69 | 104 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 36 | 63 | 128 | 76 | 46 | 129 | 205 | 106 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 22 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 38 | — | 20 | 569 | 720 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 719 | 725 | 82 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 |
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