Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 24 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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 6PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (24 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (24 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)778888881110101110109989888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)329294276308265258164141161386424525467354240177143122845869686684
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
1.27
8:45AM
1.26
9:47PM
1.09
11:40AM
1.16
1:02AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
0.55
2:13AM
0.59
3:20PM
0.73
4:19AM
0.77
6:30PM
0.72
7:15AM
0.67
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43
Sunset--6:34-------6:32-------6:31-----
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11-1-----------------1
Temp. °C262926242423242426262624232322242727262423232223
Feels °C (?)273230272522242424242525242423262726252525262426
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