Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 220 | 220 | 255 | 239 | 196 | 192 | 155 | 153 | 173 | 69 | 165 | 108 | 119 | 146 | 178 | 167 | 252 | 441 | 561 | 644 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.93m | 5:41AM1.76m | 6:01PM1.84m | 6:12AM1.65m | 6:34PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM-0.01m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:46AM0.06m | 00:10AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 207 | 220 | 220 | 255 | 239 | 196 | 192 | 155 | 153 | 11 | 43 | 165 | 108 | 119 | 146 | 178 | 133 | 116 | 441 | 561 | 644 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 74 | 47 | 45 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 69 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 75 | 118 | 167 | 252 | 94 | 71 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 10 | E 8 | NE 7 | S 5 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 69 | 14 | 20 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 62 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 37 | 25 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 263 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 355 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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