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Tongaat Surf Forecast
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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
424 | 512 | 578 | 569 | 494 | 546 | 552 | 552 | 731 | 426 | 424 | 318 | 344 | 866 | 1232 | 1390 | 1319 | 1583 | 1583 | 1914 | 1954 | 2129 | 2486 | 3283 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.34m | 12:44PM1.27m | 1:15AM1.49m | 1:34PM1.40m | 1:54AM1.62m | 2:11PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.63m | 6:49PM0.52m | 7:34AM0.48m | 7:35PM0.40m | 8:09AM0.35m | 8:10PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 424 | 512 | 578 | 569 | 494 | 546 | 552 | 552 | 484 | 426 | 424 | 318 | 271 | 230 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 151 | 151 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 90 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 14 | NE 7 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 109 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 27 | 66 | 62 | 731 | — | 47 | 63 | 344 | 866 | 1232 | 1390 | 1319 | 1583 | 1583 | 1914 | 1954 | 2129 | 2486 | 3283 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 185 | 351 | 639 | 639 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 885 | 885 | 885 |
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