Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.1
SSW
1.1
E
1
E
1.3
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
S
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)811886889913121212129912988111199
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21727513511312697104123126173195150150134125119132127143136114113125125
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
N
10
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
1.47
2:08PM
1.46
2:29AM
1.65
2:42PM
1.61
3:00AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34PM
0.51
8:06AM
0.46
8:13PM
0.34
8:40AM
0.30
8:45PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.18
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset5:57-------5:55-------5:54-------
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1---------------11-----
Temp. °C272424232324252524232323222325252423232323242727
Feels °C (?)282423222425262626252626252626252525262727293028
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