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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 4PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | |
432 | 416 | 344 | 276 | 213 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 116 | 114 | 142 | 118 | 222 | 174 | 119 | 133 | 121 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 69 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.69m | 4:43AM1.72m | 5:01PM1.63m | 5:10AM1.64m | 5:29PM1.55m | 5:39AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.13m | 10:34PM0.19m | 10:52AM0.18m | 11:02PM0.26m | 11:21AM0.25m | 11:31PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
 kJ | 432 | 416 | 344 | 276 | 213 | 198 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 68 | 118 | 186 | 174 | 119 | 87 | 67 | 20 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 51 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 195 | 151 | 116 | 114 | 83 | 75 | 141 | 18 | 32 | 25 | 121 | 108 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 69 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | 20 | 46 | 73 | 73 | 100 | 74 | 90 | 89 | 133 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 14 | 41 | 77 | 75 | 177 | 194 | — | — | 142 | 266 | 222 | — | — | 25 | 27 | 32 | 49 | 88 | 46 | 60 | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 244 | 244 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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