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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
25.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | |
584 | 483 | 338 | 281 | 218 | 226 | 315 | 254 | 228 | 164 | 791 | 541 | 588 | 589 | 632 | 447 | 366 | 285 | 297 | 371 | 678 | 1103 | 1193 | 752 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:35AM1.16m | 10:56PM1.26m | 11:24AM1.21m | 00:08AM1.41m | 12:32PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.77m | 4:05PM0.66m | 5:17AM0.71m | 5:33PM0.59m | 6:27AM0.56m | 6:32PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
16 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 584 | 483 | 338 | 281 | 218 | 226 | 315 | 254 | 228 | 164 | 94 | 541 | 588 | 589 | 632 | 83 | 96 | 79 | 297 | 371 | 678 | 1103 | 1193 | 752 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 138 | 106 | 75 | 73 | 114 | 35 | 44 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 447 | 366 | 285 | 66 | 43 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NE 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SW 13 | SE 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 7 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | NNW 4 | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SSW 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 106 | 11 | — | 2 | 29 | 27 | 791 | — | 145 | 102 | 119 | 210 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 49 | 85 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 429 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 244 | 338 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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