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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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
25.7° 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: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)--
Afternoon (17 Feb)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (17 Feb)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
2.5
E
2.5
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
SE
1.2
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010131212121111111010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7397397396666666796947072221181212941018745643561382340302251236247221138135
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
0
SW
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
0
N
15
E
15
ESE
15
SW
5
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
15
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglassononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		glassononcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
1.83
4:28AM
1.92
4:36PM
1.89
4:56AM
1.99
5:04PM
1.89
5:24AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15PM
-0.01
10:32AM
0.05
10:42PM
-0.07
11:01AM
0.01
11:10PM
-0.08
11:31AM
0.03
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----5:37-------5:37-------5:39--
Sunset6:40-------6:39-------6:38-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322202022252625242322222528282825252423252828
Feels °C (?)232423212224262626272624242829293029282726283030
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