Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 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
26.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414131313121266788889121212121216156
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106971292251682091871411261653166134033142281991601531531581782531685476
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
N
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34PM
1.31
2:09AM
1.40
2:25PM
1.49
2:50AM
1.61
3:03PM
1.65
3:24AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
0.53
8:18AM
0.47
8:36PM
0.33
8:58AM
0.30
9:10PM
0.17
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------5:45-------5:46-------5:46
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:29-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
111--------2------124411
Temp. °C222323232222222431323028282624252726252423232020
Feels °C (?)212426262424222532323129262626282828282625231716
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