Tongaat Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.63° S 31.14° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 22 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 11PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 May)	-	-
Afternoon (22 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (22 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 22			Saturday 23								Sunday 24								Mon 25
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	125	118	116	114	82	112	114	144	141	102	98	96	69	69	73	72	99	97	93	91	117	112	108	106
Wind (km/h)	SSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	WSW	SW	S	WNW	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on
High Tide			8:20PM1.40m				8:39AM1.25m				9:48PM1.35m				10:14AM1.19m					11:15PM1.37m				11:43AM1.23m
Low Tide					2:33AM0.64m				2:56PM0.55m				4:10AM0.69m				4:25PM0.59m					5:41AM0.65m


	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—
	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	20	19	18	19	22	23	22	21	20	19	19	19	21	22	21	21	21	20	20	19	21	22
Feels °C	21	20	18	17	15	17	21	22	21	21	20	19	19	19	21	20	21	22	22	20	22	20	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	97	77	94	79	62	45	114	144	141	102	98	96	69	69	68	68	99	97	93	91	117	112	108	106
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	125	118	116	114	82	112	71	48	48	47	29	54	51	58	73	72	68	46	46	45	43	59	40	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	ENE 6	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	93	85	84	84	81	73	22	41	36	35	57	25	25	16	18	18	17	17	5	5	5	16	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2
kJ	—	—	—	2	14	24	22	27	27	36	28	22	19	14	9	8	10	7	—	—	—	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Senoritas KZN North	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	104	130	116	0	0	0	0	0	26	754	26	0	0	0	0	0	30	30
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Mtunzini	Mtunzini	Mtunzini	Senoritas	St Lucia	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Mapelane	Mapelane	Mapelane	Kosi Bay	Mapelane	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand			Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Mapelane	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Burleigh Heads Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Currumbin Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Arrawarra Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Hell South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	5	5	6	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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