Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 May 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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 3PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (14 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.6
S
16
1.8
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2166
1475
1248
1268
964
915
457
379
317
426
390
1273
1626
2386
2206
2119
2218
1977
1575
1324
1001
875
771
663
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04PM1.60m
2:22AM1.85m
2:44PM1.70m
3:01AM1.92m
3:24PM1.77m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.24m
8:03PM0.20m
8:37AM0.11m
8:44PM0.10m
9:16AM0.04m
9:25PM0.04m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
5:08
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
22
22
21
19
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
18
19
17
18
20
19
19
19
18
20
23
21
20
17
18
18
17
19
20
20
21
21
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.6
S
16
1.8
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
Energy kJ
2166
1475
1248
1268
964
915
457
379
317
426
390
1273
1626
2386
2206
2119
2218
1977
1575
1324
1001
875
771
663
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
S
15
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
5
264
193
11
5
5
99
23
23
21
227
25
27
29
30
22
23
23
24
16
16
26
29
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
S
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
2
19
83
83
118
22
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
17
19
59
50
60
6
28
32
105
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
26
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
457
129
26
26
24
24
0
26
113
30
12
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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