Tongaat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.63° S 31.14° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tongaat sea temperature is

22.6° C

Tongaat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tongaat today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 5AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	198	148	188	122	109	97	69	98	87	146	237	438	404	266	508	1248	1108	1372	1131	767	616	595	534	493
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	SE	ESE	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:39AM1.44m				3:06PM1.45m				3:13AM1.56m				3:37PM1.57m				3:44AM1.65m				4:07PM1.67m
Low Tide				8:53AM0.41m				9:04PM0.42m				9:25AM0.29m				9:37PM0.33m				9:54AM0.19m				10:07PM0.25m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	3	8	3	1	—	—	1	—	1	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	20	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	19	18	18	16	15	15	15	15	17	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	11	12	14	18	19	16	17	17	17	17	16	17	15	15	12	9	10	10	12	13	12	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	SSW 15	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	76	46	106	102	85	60	34	21	87	82	237	438	404	266	196	48	174	996	921	767	616	595	534	493
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 16	SSW 14	S 15	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 6	SSW 16	S 12	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	115	115	188	118	109	97	69	98	20	146	72	41	41	45	46	—	68	88	85	108	108	108	106	106
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 17	SE 8	S 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSW 16	ESE 10	E 9	S 9	—	S 11	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	198	148	35	122	42	40	25	31	87	31	43	7	—	61	—	—	—	174	167	165	158	158	160	65
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	—	—	SW 4	—	SW 5
kJ	104	112	236	202	132	—	16	33	49	85	89	83	94	148	508	1248	1108	1372	1131	—	—	23	—	47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	24	12	0	27	30	33	80	27	27	27	24	80	26	26	131	263	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Siyayi		Zinkwazi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand				Alkantstrand									Mapelane
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2		1	1	1	1	2	2				3									4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ala Moana Bowls United States	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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