Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
S
13
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
416
344
276
213
198
195
151
116
114
142
118
222
174
119
133
121
108
106
106
104
103
69
89
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NW
35
SSW
5
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
15
E
10
E
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:33PM1.69m
4:43AM1.72m
5:01PM1.63m
5:10AM1.64m
5:29PM1.55m
5:39AM1.55m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.13m
10:34PM0.19m
10:52AM0.18m
11:02PM0.26m
11:21AM0.25m
11:31PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:24
6:24
6:26
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5:19
5:17
5:17
5:16
1
2
4
3
3
Temp °C
23
24
24
23
22
20
19
20
26
28
27
25
25
23
23
23
25
26
24
22
21
21
20
22
23
23
24
23
23
20
19
19
24
26
28
24
21
24
23
24
27
27
25
23
22
22
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
432
416
344
276
213
198
77
75
77
82
68
118
186
174
119
87
67
20
106
106
104
103
51
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
17
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
16
14
14
14
6
6
195
151
116
114
83
75
141
18
32
25
121
108
16
9
6
3
69
89
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.3
SSE
11
0.6
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
14
17
17
20
46
73
73
100
74
90
89
133
23
47
12
11
11
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.5
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
Energy kJ
5
16
14
41
77
75
177
194
142
266
222
25
27
32
49
88
46
60
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
30
30
30
244
244
12
0
0
30
30
24
0
113
0
0
0
26
30
30
0
12
0
0
12
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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