Tongaat Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.63° S 31.14° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (23 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (23 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 23					Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 26
	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)	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 9	SSE 10	ENE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	185	144	141	102	98	96	94	144	141	103	99	89	123	121	117	112	108	106	102	133	133	90	123	180
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	N	N	NNW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	8:39AM1.25m				9:48PM1.35m				10:14AM1.19m					11:15PM1.37m				11:43AM1.23m				00:21AM1.44m
Low Tide			2:56PM0.55m				4:10AM0.69m				4:25PM0.59m					5:41AM0.65m				5:45PM0.57m				6:44AM0.56m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	21	21	21	20	21	21	19	19	22	23	21	20	19	18	17	18
Feels °C	21	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	22	21	22	22	23	22	20	19	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	185	144	141	102	98	96	94	144	141	103	99	89	123	121	117	112	108	106	102	75	75	75	64	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 13	SSE 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SW 12	S 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	71	48	50	47	27	54	51	94	68	68	68	66	46	45	44	41	42	6	5	15	7	7	85	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 9	S 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	S 16	SW 12	S 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 18
kJ	19	41	36	35	57	25	25	20	18	18	17	17	18	15	15	16	6	5	5	5	10	25	72	180
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	—	—	SE 4	—	—	—	NE 6	—	NNE 2	ENE 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	22	19	18	14	18	14	13	18	—	—	2	—	—	—	5	—	1	94	61	133	133	90	123	104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand 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	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Tongaat KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Umdloti KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	131	131	263	26	0	0	0	0	24	30	30	0	12	8	0	0	30	579	719	30	244	12	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand		Blythedale	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Mapelane	Alkantstrand		Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Siyayi	Mtunzini
Rating (10 max)	2	2		1	2	1	2	2	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Currumbin Point Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Kaka Point New Zealand	Dolphin Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	7

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