Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 May 2026 SAST
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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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
SSE
14
0.9
E
8
0.6
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
556
488
409
409
344
344
353
336
174
233
229
172
163
163
175
175
129
125
85
84
113
116
141
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:41AM1.94m
4:04PM1.80m
4:22AM1.90m
4:45PM1.78m
5:03AM1.81m
5:29PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.01m
10:07PM0.04m
10:34AM0.03m
10:49PM0.10m
11:15AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:07
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
22
23
22
20
18
17
17
18
22
24
22
21
19
18
17
18
21
22
21
21
21
19
18
18
20
20
19
19
17
16
16
17
20
22
21
21
19
18
16
17
20
21
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
13
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
Energy kJ
663
556
488
409
409
344
344
353
336
45
233
229
172
163
163
72
71
62
64
70
56
57
116
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
1
ENE
6
0.8
S
12
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
Energy kJ
22
22
21
20
21
8
8
8
58
174
60
47
106
94
60
175
175
129
125
85
84
57
104
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.4
SE
6
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
8
34
21
8
8
10
138
112
74
7
7
7
7
25
50
47
73
82
113
54
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.7
NNE
5
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
43
27
56
60
106
74
104
82
60
62
72
114
100
24
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
30
30
30
96
12
0
0
0
30
30
30
12
4
0
0
0
30
30
30
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
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