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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 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
25.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | E 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | |
135 | 93 | 161 | 121 | 117 | 106 | 106 | 145 | 187 | 117 | 64 | 44 | 99 | 67 | 340 | 581 | 1046 | 904 | 887 | 661 | 778 | 1006 | 1006 | 1931 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | |
High Tide | 5:10AM1.64m | 5:29PM1.55m | 5:39AM1.55m | 6:02PM1.46m | 6:10AM1.45m | 6:40PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.26m | 11:21AM0.25m | 11:31PM0.35m | 11:52AM0.34m | 00:04AM0.47m | 12:28PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 135 | 93 | 66 | 28 | 21 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 72 | 117 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 340 | 581 | 1046 | 904 | 887 | 661 | 778 | 440 | 614 | 697 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 5 | S 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 128 | 34 | 161 | 50 | 117 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 64 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 173 | 350 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 51 | 20 | 582 | 415 | 261 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | — | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 50 | 89 | — | 121 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 62 | 67 | 47 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 274 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | NW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 47 | — | 27 | 42 | — | 46 | 62 | 145 | 187 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 99 | 24 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 151 | 2 | 220 | 1006 | 1006 | 1931 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 0 |
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