Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 200 | 187 | 125 | 121 | 105 | 98 | 220 | 133 | 122 | 117 | 97 | 78 | 134 | 256 | 292 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 273 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.55m | 2:27AM1.57m | 2:45PM1.72m | 2:54AM1.70m | 3:10PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.40m | 8:24PM0.38m | 8:31AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.23m | 8:57AM0.11m | 9:17PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 52 | 187 | 104 | 79 | 103 | 84 | 220 | 133 | 122 | 117 | 97 | 78 | 78 | 256 | 292 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 242 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 113 | 48 | 54 | 80 | 70 | 73 | 64 | 66 | 63 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 61 | 57 | 43 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 55 | 85 | 125 | 121 | 105 | 98 | 95 | 90 | 85 | 82 | 56 | 55 | 134 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 6 | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 200 | 123 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 64 | 48 | 148 | 273 | 290 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 131 | 74 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 30 |
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