Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)--
Afternoon (02 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (02 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)14141313121212611111111111111141413131211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)411395444294208152147163515442375375319372465103312491006839596493411338279
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
SW
0
W
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
1.60
2:24PM
1.84
2:49AM
1.70
3:07PM
1.89
3:32AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
0.22
8:04AM
0.20
8:40PM
0.11
8:50AM
0.11
9:22PM
0.05
9:35AM
0.07
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise----4:47-------4:47-------4:47---
Sunset6:40-------6:42-------6:43-------
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
231-1121112111----------
Temp. °C222020202021202020191818181921212121211919232727
Feels °C (?)192020191918181919191819192121191920191918232628
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