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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 May 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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | E 5 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
2277 | 2376 | 2133 | 1749 | 1401 | 1084 | 865 | 674 | 584 | 483 | 338 | 275 | 218 | 196 | 232 | 224 | 73 | 166 | 527 | 1076 | 862 | 692 | 632 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.22m | 9:07PM1.20m | 9:35AM1.16m | 10:56PM1.26m | 11:24AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.71m | 2:24PM0.64m | 3:23AM0.77m | 4:05PM0.66m | 5:17AM0.71m | 5:33PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 2277 | 2376 | 2133 | 1749 | 1401 | 1084 | 865 | 674 | 584 | 483 | 338 | 275 | 153 | 196 | 232 | 224 | 158 | 64 | 527 | 1076 | 862 | 692 | 632 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 661 | 144 | 106 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 20 | 218 | 138 | 104 | 102 | 73 | 6 | 50 | 58 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 59 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SE 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 166 | 94 | — | 98 | 92 | 119 | 368 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 263 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 136 | 187 | 878 | 13 | 0 |
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