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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 8PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | |
3317 | 1691 | 1934 | 1480 | 1613 | 2065 | 2560 | 2133 | 1749 | 1401 | 1103 | 865 | 686 | 584 | 483 | 345 | 274 | 218 | 170 | 217 | 237 | 143 | 84 | 410 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.25m | 7:50AM1.22m | 9:07PM1.20m | 9:35AM1.16m | 10:56PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.56m | 1:42AM0.71m | 2:24PM0.64m | 3:23AM0.77m | 4:05PM0.66m | 5:17AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 |
 kJ | 1616 | 1691 | 1934 | 1480 | 1568 | 2065 | 2560 | 2133 | 1749 | 1401 | 1103 | 865 | 686 | 584 | 483 | 345 | 274 | 218 | 170 | 217 | 237 | 143 | 84 | 410 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 486 | 612 | 715 | 1349 | 1613 | 748 | 106 | 106 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 138 | 104 | 100 | 67 | 20 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SE 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 111 | 107 | 78 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 64 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | S 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 3317 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 160 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 55 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 130 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 244 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 33 | 53 | 25 |
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