Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
E
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)11121215151414141467888881313141717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9841151871133164844936629329349577663699684101579022931968161428972551190116461434
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
5
SSE
25
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
1.74
6:11PM
1.61
6:30AM
1.55
6:59PM
1.44
7:20AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
0.14
12:00PM
0.20
12:17AM
0.31
12:43PM
0.37
1:08AM
0.52
1:40PM
0.55
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:18----
Sunset------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-------1---1-12111----
Temp. °C212020212528262424212120202019181818171819202019
Feels °C (?)202121212225252824161615141414151414131516192018
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