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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 6AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 514 | 507 | 386 | 150 | 455 | 290 | 246 | 283 | 130 | 225 | 439 | 107 | 182 | 361 | 557 | 644 | 475 | 310 | 286 | 280 | 288 | 452 | 750 | 1014 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:21PM 1.16 | 12:02PM 1.34 | 12:35AM 1.22 | 12:58PM 1.40 | 1:28AM 1.30 | 1:42PM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:20AM 0.65 | 6:29PM 0.63 | 6:30AM 0.61 | 7:20PM 0.54 | 7:23AM 0.54 | 8:00PM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 31 |
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