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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tongaat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 310 | 238 | 196 | 165 | 110 | 97 | 104 | 162 | 400 | 345 | 319 | 280 | 147 | 111 | 344 | 355 | 209 | 204 | 174 | 149 | 93 | 136 | 416 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:02AM 2.05 | 4:19PM 1.88 | 4:36AM 2.01 | 4:54PM 1.84 | 5:12AM 1.90 | 5:31PM 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:47PM -0.06 | 10:13AM -0.07 | 10:21PM -0.06 | 10:47AM -0.03 | 10:57PM 0.01 | 11:22AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
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