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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 08 Feb 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
25.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (08 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
0
0
1
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)667778888888677713131313131377
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141137796662118120118113116113246223360355289411411488480398392366222
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
5
N
20
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
NE
20
E
30
ENE
30
SSW
0
E
10
WNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassononcross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
1.54
7:12PM
1.38
7:36AM
1.39
7:41PM
1.23
8:11AM
1.23
8:26PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16PM
0.47
1:20AM
0.47
1:48PM
0.61
1:51AM
0.63
2:35PM
0.75
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise-5:30-------5:30-------5:31------
Sunset----6:47-------6:46-------6:46---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------111---------------
Temp. °C242728282726262524252828272625242325292926242423
Feels °C (?)263028292930302827292926252727262729302825272624
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