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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
SSW
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
ENE
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)8886991112161515141414146788811131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165131911585756148661039155110376484493662932935053978598412132038239320691617
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
0
W
25
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31PM
1.75
5:49AM
1.74
6:11PM
1.61
6:30AM
1.55
6:59PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
0.06
11:35PM
0.14
12:00PM
0.20
12:17AM
0.31
12:43PM
0.37
1:08AM
0.52
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset----5:30-------5:30-------5:29---
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------11----1-1
Temp. °C272626252422212120212527262523212119191920202018
Feels °C (?)262322202120212120202123242922161612131313161615
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