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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 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
26.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | |
62 | 40 | 70 | 359 | 1173 | 1300 | 1186 | 1144 | 955 | 799 | 692 | 515 | 791 | 873 | 2307 | 3548 | 3731 | 2316 | 2268 | 2180 | 2618 | 2857 | 3012 | 2587 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.46m | 6:10AM1.45m | 6:40PM1.35m | 6:50AM1.33m | 7:36PM1.25m | 7:50AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.34m | 00:04AM0.47m | 12:28PM0.45m | 00:43AM0.59m | 1:14PM0.56m | 1:42AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 7 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 62 | 35 | 24 | 359 | 1173 | 1300 | 1186 | 1144 | 955 | 799 | 692 | 505 | 386 | 304 | 1575 | 2147 | 2261 | 770 | 2268 | 2180 | 2618 | 2857 | 3012 | 2587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 12 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 40 | 44 | 176 | 23 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 50 | 220 | 235 | 173 | 127 | 130 | 486 | 85 | 806 | 845 | 726 | 755 | 40 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 70 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 355 | 10 | 98 | 241 | 86 | — | 51 | 49 | 48 | 41 | 40 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 35 | 27 | 52 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 515 | 791 | 873 | 2307 | 3548 | 3731 | 2316 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 55 | 74 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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