Tongaat surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 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
22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tongaat today?

The current surf forecast for Tongaat at 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
SSW
1
ENE
1.8
S
1.8
S
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
SSW
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)14141313131313121212121212161616151588991396616151414141414121210677788131212121212121111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)140310638707676707826785364453873132472492313064744544343433573642815312495026029411182198317651647130210206865113174405435455444183571065624414760585409397397395503499472480499499577411494
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
W
5
ESE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
1.49
3:27AM
1.62
3:52PM
1.59
4:01AM
1.68
4:26PM
1.67
4:35AM
1.73
5:00PM
1.73
5:08AM
1.74
5:35PM
1.76
5:43AM
1.73
6:11PM
1.77
6:18AM
1.67
6:49PM
1.74
6:57AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05AM
0.34
9:15PM
0.37
9:40AM
0.25
9:51PM
0.30
10:13AM
0.17
10:27PM
0.25
10:46AM
0.12
11:02PM
0.22
11:19AM
0.09
11:38PM
0.22
11:53AM
0.10
12:16AM
0.25
12:28PM
0.14
12:57AM
0.31
1:07PM
0.22
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48--
Sunset----5:09-------5:10-------5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:13-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141418222320181716172121191917161615212323222020201716171817171616161924231919202021252520191918181820202020191818192122
Feels °C (?)111115182017151312131818171614131312192121191415161211111314161514131418171415171718232218171919191921191920201918181717
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