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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
24.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 8PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.4
SSW
2.1
S
1
E
Period(s) (?)991210109991010101010101010788888810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1962494413403122872622202192822882943382944674087241049811653558223501196
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
SW
30
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52PM
1.50
3:17AM
1.49
3:25PM
1.61
3:49AM
1.60
3:56PM
1.70
4:19AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
0.49
9:06PM
0.36
9:15AM
0.38
9:37PM
0.24
9:48AM
0.29
10:06PM
0.15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------5:09-------5:11-------5:11
Sunset--6:59-------6:59-------6:59-----
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------12211-
Temp. °C252524242323222323252523232322252222222221202021
Feels °C (?)242424252425232525262523242423231617181920181920
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