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Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tongaat today?
The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | |
121 | 117 | 106 | 106 | 122 | 161 | 98 | 64 | 66 | 56 | 82 | 718 | 1390 | 1433 | 1238 | 1049 | 943 | 831 | 610 | 561 | 482 | 584 | 1622 | 2044 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:29PM1.55m | 5:39AM1.55m | 6:02PM1.46m | 6:10AM1.45m | 6:40PM1.35m | 6:50AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.25m | 11:31PM0.35m | 11:52AM0.34m | 00:04AM0.47m | 12:28PM0.45m | 00:43AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
25 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | S 6 | S 12 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 64 | 28 | 28 | 106 | 22 | 72 | 98 | 62 | 66 | 56 | 82 | 718 | 1390 | 1433 | 1238 | 1049 | 943 | 831 | 610 | 555 | 482 | 289 | 1096 | 1197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 11 | E 6 | ENE 5 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 121 | 117 | 106 | 20 | 104 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 62 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 162 | 561 | 361 | 239 | 170 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 5 | S 16 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | NE 8 | SE 20 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 23 | 43 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 64 | 10 | 40 | 67 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 5 | — | 39 | 16 | 26 | 36 | 226 | 15 | 98 | 241 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 37 | — | — | 71 | 122 | 161 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 31 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 584 | 1622 | 2044 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 131 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 129 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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