Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 May 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
174
233
229
172
163
163
210
175
129
125
85
82
111
104
141
135
127
123
119
115
130
134
132
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:22AM1.90m
4:45PM1.78m
5:03AM1.81m
5:29PM1.72m
5:46AM1.68m
6:16PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.03m
10:49PM0.10m
11:15AM0.10m
11:34PM0.20m
11:58AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
17
17
18
22
23
22
20
19
18
18
18
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
21
22
21
20
19
16
15
17
20
22
22
20
20
18
17
17
21
21
22
22
20
18
18
18
21
21
21
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
336
174
233
229
172
163
163
69
54
56
70
66
67
51
89
91
93
120
112
109
107
130
134
132
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
Energy kJ
51
42
33
46
47
94
92
210
175
129
125
85
82
81
104
141
135
127
123
90
113
112
130
126
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
Energy kJ
10
138
112
74
106
7
7
8
25
50
47
73
82
111
54
32
31
48
61
119
115
111
109
109
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
92
69
62
64
48
55
97
88
77
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
30
30
30
12
0
0
0
0
27
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
30
30
12
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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