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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 24 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
96 | 94 | 187 | 141 | 139 | 107 | 97 | 123 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 88 | 80 | 123 | 115 | 174 | 206 | 188 | 167 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.19m | 11:15PM1.37m | 11:43AM1.23m | 00:21AM1.44m | 12:46PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.69m | 4:25PM0.59m | 5:41AM0.65m | 5:45PM0.57m | 6:44AM0.56m | 6:45PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
 kJ | 96 | 94 | 69 | 141 | 139 | 107 | 97 | 123 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 75 | 75 | 64 | 55 | 50 | 206 | 188 | 47 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 51 | 20 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 85 | 54 | 174 | 36 | 35 | 167 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 21 | 80 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 59 | 55 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 56 | 187 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 65 | 34 | 73 | 88 | 80 | 123 | 115 | 83 | 38 | 48 | 84 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 24 |
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