Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 514 | 510 | 563 | 748 | 550 | 470 | 397 | 288 | 241 | 205 | 162 | 162 | 159 | 155 | 152 | 148 | 117 | 165 | 158 | 240 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.73m | 6:35AM1.55m | 6:56PM1.57m | 7:03AM1.41m | 7:24PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.15m | 00:35AM0.30m | 12:40PM0.29m | 1:04AM0.44m | 1:09PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 514 | 10 | 4 | 552 | 550 | 470 | 397 | 288 | 241 | 201 | 162 | 162 | 159 | 155 | 152 | 148 | 117 | 165 | 89 | 98 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 12 | SW 11 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 18 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 158 | 48 | 172 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 18 | SW 11 | SW 9 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 45 | 84 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 510 | 563 | 748 | 64 | 48 | — | 22 | 154 | 205 | 146 | 75 | 43 | 42 | — | — | — | 143 | 28 | 240 | 218 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 185 | 263 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 0 |
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