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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tongaat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tongaat sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 12AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | |
763 | 573 | 373 | 307 | 289 | 642 | 567 | 670 | 1322 | 1106 | 4526 | 4529 | 2584 | 1592 | 1407 | 1278 | 948 | 805 | 451 | 340 | 367 | 418 | 449 | 1434 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:58AM1.57m | 1:21PM1.47m | 1:41AM1.73m | 2:04PM1.60m | 2:22AM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.47m | 7:16AM0.39m | 7:20PM0.33m | 7:58AM0.24m | 8:03PM0.20m | 8:37AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 |
24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 |
 kJ | 763 | 573 | 373 | 307 | 289 | 642 | 567 | 670 | 5 | 1106 | 6 | 4529 | 2584 | 1592 | 1407 | 1278 | 948 | 805 | 451 | 340 | 367 | 418 | 449 | 1434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 18 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 23 | 13 | 225 | 273 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 339 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 99 | 125 | 174 | 172 | 302 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 107 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 14 | S 7 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1322 | 309 | 4526 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 639 | 639 | 639 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 129 |
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