Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
0.8
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
15
2
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1952
1592
1229
933
805
607
426
436
1027
1496
1721
1709
1212
1077
938
799
627
609
513
591
573
522
513
505
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
SE
10
S
10
W
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
5
NW
10
S
25
S
15
SSE
0
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:11PM1.68m
3:23AM1.82m
3:39PM1.71m
3:50AM1.81m
4:06PM1.72m
4:16AM1.78m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.17m
9:10PM0.17m
9:32AM0.12m
9:38PM0.15m
9:59AM0.11m
10:06PM0.15m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
20
24
25
23
21
20
20
19
20
19
21
21
19
19
18
18
19
21
20
21
23
21
19
19
20
24
24
23
23
22
21
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
15
2
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
1952
1592
1229
933
805
607
426
338
1027
1496
1721
1709
1212
1077
938
799
627
609
513
591
573
522
513
505
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
S
18
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.7
S
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
55
75
10
53
124
115
98
436
287
181
31
23
33
13
6
6
15
17
85
83
16
16
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
S
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
30
53
30
29
77
72
71
86
32
40
16
15
16
15
15
15
4
16
16
14
14
31
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
1.2
SSW
6
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
35
51
38
188
4
7
84
21
28
20
5
8
10
7
10
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
30
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
26
709
26
0
0
0
0
0
30
30
30
0
0
0
0
12
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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