Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 119 | 94 | 96 | 101 | 194 | 106 | 203 | 315 | 329 | 315 | 283 | 266 | 383 | 437 | 559 | 742 | 1286 | 1725 | 1371 | 1589 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:29PM2.01m | 4:39AM1.87m | 4:56PM1.96m | 5:06AM1.81m | 5:22PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM-0.07m | 10:35PM0.00m | 10:42AM-0.04m | 11:03PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | S 15 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 122 | 119 | 94 | 96 | 88 | 194 | 87 | 203 | 203 | 69 | 315 | 283 | 89 | 67 | 60 | 155 | 166 | 121 | 121 | 442 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 25 | 69 | 89 | 101 | 90 | 106 | 92 | 71 | 329 | 78 | 50 | 266 | 196 | 174 | 123 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 34 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | S 10 | E 8 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 9 | — | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 41 | 27 | 39 | 274 | 35 | 48 | 31 | 52 | — | 16 | 7 | 54 | 7 | — | 48 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 51 | 74 | 315 | 206 | 95 | 194 | 257 | 383 | 437 | 559 | 742 | 1286 | 1725 | 1371 | 1589 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 783 | 878 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 918 | 884 | 719 | 719 | 708 | 711 | 587 | 435 | 301 |
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