Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 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
24.7° 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: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)1313121212812121111111177151466777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85857848515846464342242417234240143239192153128937757
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
0
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
40
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset5:39-------5:38-------5:37-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1221-2-------1------
Temp. °C242323232323232323222221212126282523242222253025
Feels °C (?)272625242423222425252523222226282123252222252923
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