Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 01 Feb 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
26.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 12PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (01 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (01 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.4
SSW
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.5
SSW
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.5
SSW
1.2
E
1.3
E
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1288888888168871514681388128812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)777068595458454582809771112123268153176991651968520123983
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
SSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
1.78
4:12AM
1.85
4:23PM
1.84
4:46AM
1.92
4:55PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
0.18
9:57PM
0.05
10:17AM
0.10
10:30PM
-0.02
10:51AM
0.07
11:01PM
-0.04
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise-5:24-------5:24-------5:24------
Sunset----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C242527272624222221232627272525232324272727252423
Feels °C (?)282929282926222422252628282728262627292728272625
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