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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 6PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 91 | 176 | 575 | 549 | 986 | 1039 | 871 | 1314 | 648 | 449 | 366 | 293 | 389 | 51 | 497 | 729 | 939 | 1242 | 2077 | 2610 | 2069 | 1642 | 1313 | 2398 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:31PM 1.75 | 5:49AM 1.74 | 6:11PM 1.61 | 6:30AM 1.55 | 6:59PM 1.44 | 7:20AM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:22AM 0.06 | 11:35PM 0.14 | 12:00PM 0.20 | 12:17AM 0.31 | 12:43PM 0.37 | 1:08AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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