Tongaat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.63° S 31.14° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tongaat sea temperature is

21.8° C

Tongaat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tongaat today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	802	802	725	725	740	770	846	831	723	621	541	520	449	392	379	327	327	279	279	273	230	230	234	234
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	SSE	S	S	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	SE	ESE	E	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	S	S	S	WSW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide		4:13AM1.81m				4:40PM1.85m				4:53AM1.81m					5:20PM1.88m				5:31AM1.78m				5:59PM1.85m
Low Tide				10:23AM0.04m				10:45PM0.11m					11:02AM0.01m				11:26PM0.14m				11:39AM0.03m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	20	21	19	18	17
Feels °C	17	15	16	20	19	20	19	19	17	17	17	22	19	20	20	18	17	16	16	19	20	19	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	802	802	725	725	740	770	846	831	723	621	541	520	449	392	379	327	327	279	279	273	230	230	234	234
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 4	S 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 8	S 7	SSW 6	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8
kJ	33	29	18	15	9	17	8	11	22	20	6	15	24	53	67	44	24	13	98	15	15	15	14	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 4	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	3	2	12	12	8	8	8	15	3	8	8	7	11	40	69	10	33	15	14	14	49
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	16	12	12	10	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	26	263	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	26	26	26	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Mtunzini	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	St Lucia	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5	5

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