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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 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 6PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 440 | 417 | 98 | 91 | 76 | 60 | 58 | 40 | 46 | 50 | 28 | 66 | 49 | 34 | 57 | 85 | 135 | 135 | 170 | 115 | 81 | 78 | 63 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:32PM 1.84 | 4:57AM 1.78 | 5:13PM 1.75 | 5:41AM 1.72 | 5:54PM 1.63 | 6:27AM 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:18AM 0.09 | 10:43PM 0.05 | 11:02AM 0.15 | 11:23PM 0.12 | 11:46AM 0.26 | 12:05AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 27 |
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