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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 03 Feb 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
26.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
NE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
0.5
S
1.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1356121261212125666666116777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)991021181671679283858510614021219714619015168117418620417383291210
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NNE
5
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
1.85
5:18AM
1.94
5:25PM
1.82
5:48AM
1.90
5:53PM
1.75
6:16AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.07
11:01PM
-0.04
11:22AM
0.09
11:31PM
-0.01
11:52AM
0.15
11:59PM
0.07
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------5:26-------5:26-------5:28
Sunset--6:52-------6:51-------6:50-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282827252423222427282625242322242729282625252627
Feels °C (?)282727252524232627272426242524272827282628262929
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