Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.9
ESE
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1111111195566666866787888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8986858278778411011496646266123136144113269232251368494515622
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
30
NE
35
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
1.89
3:39PM
1.79
3:54AM
1.94
4:05PM
1.82
4:19AM
1.94
4:31PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
0.10
9:36AM
0.09
9:40PM
0.04
10:01AM
0.04
10:06PM
0.02
10:26AM
0.03
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C232323242727252424232324252524232221202226262423
Feels °C (?)242524252626242425232424232221222120202122212019
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