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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 6AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | |
307 | 289 | 633 | 567 | 660 | 847 | 1091 | 4645 | 4529 | 2584 | 1617 | 1543 | 1258 | 1056 | 805 | 410 | 347 | 279 | 411 | 376 | 1257 | 1787 | 1927 | 2177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:58AM1.57m | 1:21PM1.47m | 1:41AM1.73m | 2:04PM1.60m | 2:22AM1.85m | 2:44PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.39m | 7:20PM0.33m | 7:58AM0.24m | 8:03PM0.20m | 8:37AM0.11m | 8:44PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
 kJ | 307 | 289 | 633 | 567 | 660 | 847 | 1091 | 6 | 4529 | 2584 | 1617 | 1543 | 1258 | 1056 | 805 | 410 | 347 | 279 | 411 | 376 | 1257 | 1787 | 1927 | 2177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 222 | 206 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 343 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 121 | 123 | 78 | 121 | 298 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 81 | 121 | 7 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 6 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 245 | 4645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 639 | 639 | 764 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 131 | 26 | 26 |
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