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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 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 8AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 293 | 24 | 502 | 579 | 558 | 675 | 1003 | 709 | 555 | 1736 | 1553 | 1407 | 2534 | 2115 | 1817 | 1606 | 1416 | 1132 | 845 | 724 | 605 | 440 | 350 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:30AM 1.55 | 6:59PM 1.44 | 7:20AM 1.34 | 8:13PM 1.27 | 8:49AM 1.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:17AM 0.31 | 12:43PM 0.37 | 1:08AM 0.52 | 1:40PM 0.55 | 2:28AM 0.71 | 3:20PM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
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