Tongaat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.63° S 31.14° E

Issued: 7 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tongaat sea temperature is

21.8° C

Tongaat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tongaat today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 11AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	351	672	778	844	861	896	882	882	802	802	725	725	769	935	846	748	646	562	541	468	400	392	332	279
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	ENE	ENE	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	E	S	S	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	S	E	ESE	NNW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:57PM1.77m				4:13AM1.81m				4:40PM1.85m				4:53AM1.81m					5:20PM1.88m
Low Tide			9:42AM0.11m				10:02PM0.14m				10:23AM0.04m				10:45PM0.11m					11:02AM0.01m				11:26PM0.14m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	19	21	19	18	17	17	16	17	21	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	20	21	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	15	15	18	19	18	18	17	17	15	16	20	18	19	19	19	18	17	17	20	20	19	18	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	351	672	778	844	861	896	882	882	802	802	725	725	769	935	846	748	646	562	541	468	400	392	332	279
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 10	S 5	SSW 5	S 9	SSE 9	S 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 8
kJ	135	78	77	52	52	33	33	33	19	18	9	9	8	8	28	17	12	8	15	16	35	53	50	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	—	SSE 9	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	S 12	S 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 9	S 12	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSW 12	SSW 14
kJ	108	—	8	47	8	17	7	—	—	—	3	2	5	12	11	22	16	15	17	3	8	7	14	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SW 5	SSW 5	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	10	13	23	19	18	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	30	30	30	12	0	0	0	0	0	263	26	0	0	0	0	0	24	30	30	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2		2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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