Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 12PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
4
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)8889911121212121313131313131313181814131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)401321309297340535687705705754875102510258528387457347227629838797116532458
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
SW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
W
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43AM
1.89
4:55PM
1.77
5:07AM
1.81
5:19PM
1.70
5:30AM
1.70
5:44PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
0.06
10:57PM
0.10
11:14AM
0.13
11:22PM
0.19
11:39AM
0.23
11:47PM
0.30
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:46---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192225252423232222232526252422222224232320192020
Feels °C (?)202226262625262425262627252524222322191917161717
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