Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 06 Mar 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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
3.5
SSW
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)777777787777789101011121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3632361831582111281342341642281341127112322299273627042631229920611797165613921415
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
25
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
1.94
5:24PM
1.80
5:39AM
1.85
5:47PM
1.71
6:02AM
1.73
6:10PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
-0.03
11:21AM
0.07
11:27PM
0.04
11:45AM
0.14
11:51PM
0.15
12:09PM
0.25
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise---5:48-------5:50-------5:50----
Sunset------6:22-------6:22-------6:21-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1--------11211--11-
Temp. °C272625262827282525242426252422222120202020202020
Feels °C (?)303029292928322928272625191615161717181919191920
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