Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 86 | 124 | 385 | 346 | 394 | 313 | 317 | 939 | 607 | 1128 | 951 | 846 | 899 | 1089 | 1126 | 891 | 739 | 730 | 914 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.97m | 3:49AM1.87m | 4:05PM2.02m | 4:18AM1.89m | 4:34PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.01m | 9:45PM0.01m | 9:51AM-0.05m | 10:13PM-0.04m | 10:20AM-0.07m | 10:43PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 58 | 43 | 124 | 385 | 212 | 128 | 91 | 317 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 71 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 650 | 627 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 97 | 86 | 67 | 6 | 346 | 394 | 313 | 66 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 84 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | 9 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 67 | 77 | 290 | — | 2 | — | — | 939 | 607 | 1128 | 951 | 846 | 899 | 1089 | 1126 | 891 | 739 | 730 | 914 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 885 | 885 | 885 | 763 | 457 | 457 | 430 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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