Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (15 May)5ft (1.6m)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 Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
12
1.6
S
16
1.9
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
964
819
526
442
317
426
449
1273
1834
2386
2444
2157
1686
1504
1317
1465
1121
986
771
663
546
425
409
409
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
ENE
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:04PM1.60m
2:22AM1.85m
2:44PM1.70m
3:01AM1.92m
3:24PM1.77m
3:41AM1.94m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.20m
8:37AM0.11m
8:44PM0.10m
9:16AM0.04m
9:25PM0.04m
9:55AM0.01m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
5:08
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
18
19
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
22
23
20
19
20
20
19
20
23
22
20
18
18
18
17
19
19
20
21
21
19
19
18
17
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
12
1.6
S
16
1.9
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
Energy kJ
964
819
526
442
317
426
449
1273
1834
2386
2444
2157
1686
1504
1317
1465
1121
986
771
663
546
425
409
409
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
E
5
0.7
S
15
0.6
E
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
5
5
99
98
83
12
227
20
25
30
32
31
23
22
22
23
24
24
24
17
27
31
29
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.1
SW
15
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
5
80
82
126
13
32
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.5
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
22
34
65
80
85
32
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
457
294
26
27
27
26
0
26
27
30
0
0
0
0
0
30
501
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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