Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tongaat today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 1AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | E 10 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 455 | 346 | 176 | 192 | 253 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 184 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 166 | 162 | 118 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.67m | 7:17AM1.47m | 7:49PM1.55m | 8:05AM1.33m | 8:49PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.37m | 1:26PM0.34m | 2:06AM0.50m | 2:16PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 455 | 346 | 176 | 192 | 253 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 184 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 100 | 83 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 31 | 44 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 162 | 111 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 61 | 103 | 119 | 166 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 42 | 50 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 83 | 122 | 126 | 120 | — | — | 36 | 110 | 112 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 763 | 187 | 26 | 8 |
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