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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 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
26.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 11AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
1186 | 1094 | 955 | 730 | 661 | 701 | 664 | 1526 | 2638 | 3794 | 4153 | 3142 | 1570 | 1494 | 1259 | 2542 | 1284 | 1269 | 1230 | 888 | 773 | 503 | 674 | 594 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.35m | 6:50AM1.33m | 7:36PM1.25m | 7:50AM1.22m | 9:07PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.45m | 00:43AM0.59m | 1:14PM0.56m | 1:42AM0.71m | 2:24PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
13 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 1186 | 1094 | 955 | 730 | 661 | 701 | 328 | 730 | 1365 | 1897 | 1810 | 1721 | 1570 | 1494 | 1249 | 2542 | 1284 | 1269 | 1230 | 888 | 773 | 503 | 674 | 594 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 21 | 22 | 36 | 35 | 48 | 290 | 351 | 175 | 154 | 486 | 612 | 962 | 1088 | 1259 | 41 | 926 | 650 | 503 | 483 | 291 | 344 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 284 | 196 | 98 | 315 | 111 | 83 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 664 | 1526 | 2638 | 3794 | 4153 | 3142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 130 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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