Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
3
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
681
763
573
373
307
356
318
499
692
1001
1122
3344
4235
2662
1810
1385
1083
933
792
586
553
418
426
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
E
10
NE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
ESE
15
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
0
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:32PM1.33m
00:58AM1.57m
1:21PM1.47m
1:41AM1.73m
2:04PM1.60m
2:22AM1.85m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.47m
7:16AM0.39m
7:20PM0.33m
7:58AM0.24m
8:03PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
5:10
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
24
22
22
21
21
22
26
25
22
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
19
18
18
19
18
19
25
24
23
21
20
19
19
20
24
22
19
16
16
17
18
16
17
19
21
19
19
20
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
0.2
ENE
8
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
Energy kJ
226
681
763
573
373
307
356
318
499
692
1001
1122
6
4235
2662
1810
1385
1083
933
792
586
553
418
426
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
12
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
S
15
Energy kJ
25
14
24
16
107
222
208
169
14
5
5
5
16
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
46
81
168
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
NE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.2
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
14
2
13
13
15
9
9
14
5
4
2
2
2
2
2
21
5
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.8
S
4
1.7
S
6
3
S
15
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
23
19
212
3344
4
6
6
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
113
30
0
0
0
0
0
30
639
639
639
80
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
3
9
5
4
5
9
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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