Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.8
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.6
SSW
1.5
E
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)7777777788888813767788877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2772402881591341171277982235202190153141135245252262214262253245251220
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
5
SW
5
WSW
0
W
5
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
25
E
15
E
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
1.18
10:23PM
1.10
11:54AM
1.12
12:59AM
1.26
1:24PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
0.67
3:10PM
0.74
5:06AM
0.80
6:25PM
0.70
7:20AM
0.64
7:34PM
0.51
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:03----
Sunset------6:00-------5:58-------5:57-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
---------------11------38
Temp. °C242324242626252423232323272827252424242429292722
Feels °C (?)262527252627272626272726282828302627272631303026
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