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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
964 | 819 | 526 | 442 | 317 | 426 | 449 | 1273 | 1834 | 2386 | 2444 | 2157 | 1686 | 1504 | 1317 | 1465 | 1121 | 986 | 771 | 663 | 546 | 425 | 409 | 409 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.60m | 2:22AM1.85m | 2:44PM1.70m | 3:01AM1.92m | 3:24PM1.77m | 3:41AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.20m | 8:37AM0.11m | 8:44PM0.10m | 9:16AM0.04m | 9:25PM0.04m | 9:55AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 964 | 819 | 526 | 442 | 317 | 426 | 449 | 1273 | 1834 | 2386 | 2444 | 2157 | 1686 | 1504 | 1317 | 1465 | 1121 | 986 | 771 | 663 | 546 | 425 | 409 | 409 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 5 | S 15 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 99 | 98 | 83 | 12 | 227 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 80 | 82 | 126 | 13 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 65 | 80 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 457 | 294 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 501 |
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