Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 28 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
26.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 6PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (28 Feb)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (28 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
S
0.9
ENE
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
2.2
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.1
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)12677888812121181216157888814141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1341503064564223482912391901603191081694692083791104277363652647814881175633
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
SSW
10
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
1.49
2:50AM
1.61
3:03PM
1.65
3:24AM
1.79
3:35PM
1.77
3:55AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
0.47
8:36PM
0.33
8:58AM
0.30
9:10PM
0.17
9:31AM
0.16
9:40PM
0.04
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------5:46-------5:46-------5:47
Sunset--6:30-------6:29-------6:28-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------873211-------
Temp. °C313129282827242629282624232120192021222121201920
Feels °C (?)323130303027263032292725231917151416181720191820
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