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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 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
24.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 11PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
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 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | |
600 | 523 | 573 | 530 | 513 | 505 | 432 | 416 | 344 | 276 | 213 | 202 | 154 | 154 | 116 | 85 | 127 | 163 | 222 | 145 | 102 | 161 | 112 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.72m | 4:16AM1.78m | 4:33PM1.69m | 4:43AM1.72m | 5:01PM1.63m | 5:10AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.15m | 10:25AM0.13m | 10:34PM0.19m | 10:52AM0.18m | 11:02PM0.26m | 11:21AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 600 | 523 | 573 | 530 | 513 | 505 | 432 | 416 | 344 | 276 | 213 | 202 | 97 | 93 | 77 | 82 | 68 | 89 | 125 | 145 | 102 | 108 | 77 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 129 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 154 | 154 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 141 | 128 | 98 | 82 | 56 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 9 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 14 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 5 | 20 | 46 | 73 | 73 | 100 | 74 | 14 | 89 | 161 | 112 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 70 | 114 | 99 | 200 | 194 | — | — | 127 | 163 | 222 | 88 | — | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 244 | 244 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
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