Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
24.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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)
5
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
0.8
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3746
3009
2504
1952
1592
1238
933
714
607
426
436
879
1496
1721
1421
1354
1212
938
799
627
609
600
506
582
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
S
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:55AM1.79m
3:11PM1.68m
3:23AM1.82m
3:39PM1.71m
3:50AM1.81m
4:06PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.17m
9:10PM0.17m
9:32AM0.12m
9:38PM0.15m
9:59AM0.11m
10:06PM0.15m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
17
16
18
20
24
23
21
20
20
20
21
23
23
22
22
21
20
19
20
24
25
23
21
20
15
14
15
18
22
23
21
19
19
18
20
21
20
21
24
22
21
19
20
24
24
23
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
Energy kJ
3746
3009
2504
1952
1592
1238
933
714
607
426
338
879
1496
1721
1421
1354
1212
938
799
627
609
600
506
582
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.5
NE
8
1
S
6
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
45
47
30
55
55
48
27
121
127
130
105
231
143
30
79
17
10
15
15
15
17
85
129
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
S
18
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
62
61
30
53
51
29
46
72
71
436
96
42
16
16
15
15
4
4
4
16
15
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
0.6
SSW
3
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
64
30
25
23
129
275
6
66
97
113
95
16
5
32
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
12
12
12
30
30
0
0
0
8
0
130
263
80
0
0
0
0
0
30
30
30
12
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
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