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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
24.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)8888888888988888899910101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)557392335341229195787745618602663500464435391365280528374355233282300372
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SE
15
E
10
ESE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
1.24
2:13PM
1.39
2:43AM
1.37
2:52PM
1.50
3:17AM
1.49
3:25PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
0.61
8:31PM
0.48
8:40AM
0.49
9:06PM
0.36
9:15AM
0.38
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---5:09-------5:09-------5:09----
Sunset------6:59-------6:59-------6:59-
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----11-----------------1
Temp. °C262423262524242423222225262625242423232526262624
Feels °C (?)242324262523212222222224242524252625252727272927
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