Tongaat Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.63° S 31.14° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 25 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	-	-
Afternoon (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 25			Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thu 28
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	NE 6	ENE 6	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	102	100	100	74	83	106	172	203	176	120	143	53	36	21	44	43	43	29	92	89	86	44	47	22
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	ESE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross
High Tide				00:21AM1.44m				12:46PM1.30m				1:10AM1.51m				1:34PM1.39m				1:50AM1.57m
Low Tide		5:45PM0.57m				6:44AM0.56m				6:45PM0.51m				7:29AM0.46m				7:31PM0.44m					8:05AM0.37m


	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—
	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	18	17	18	23	25	23	22	20	20	19	20	23	24	22	21	19	19	20	21	24	23
Feels °C	20	19	18	18	16	18	22	23	23	22	19	18	18	20	25	23	22	22	19	18	18	19	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 4	ENE 6	ENE 5	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	102	100	100	74	34	25	172	203	176	120	85	53	27	10	10	9	43	29	41	45	40	44	47	22
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 14	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 6	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	ENE 7
kJ	26	26	15	14	83	74	54	36	35	16	71	52	36	19	44	43	23	22	19	19	18	17	16	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	S 16	SW 16	SSW 16	E 9	SSW 18	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SSE 9	SE 12	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	E 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 9
kJ	5	5	10	25	14	106	28	61	59	55	53	34	16	21	5	3	1	5	28	17	16	16	14	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	SW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	—	—	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	SSW 3
kJ	5	16	34	36	64	50	25	36	58	82	143	20	20	18	—	—	15	27	92	89	86	—	—	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Tongaat KZN North	Salmon Bay KZN North	Salmon Bay KZN North	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	30	12	12	12	0	0	30	30	30	12	0	26	0	2	2	579	30	12	0	0	0	0	26	708
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Sodwana	Mtunzini	Mtunzini	Mtunzini	Mtunzini
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	4	5	5	5	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	6	9	9	9	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	6	7	6	9	6	8	8	6

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