Check the Beach

Tongaat Beach

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:10 pm
6 am
4.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.2
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph SW
Gusts
3018 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
4.2Fair6 am106
4.7Fair7 am159
5.3FairNow1610
5.6Good9 am1610
6.8Good10 am159
7.2Great11 am138
7.2Great12 pm148
6.9Good1 pm1711
6.9Good2 pm1811
5.8Good3 pm1912
5.7Good4 pm1811
7.0Great5 pm1811
6.7Good6 pm149
Sat
7.5Great6 am95
8.1Great7 am117
8.4Great8 am138
8.5Excellent9 am159
8.6Excellent10 am1711
8.4Great11 am2012
7.7Great12 pm2214
7.4Great1 pm2314
7.8Great2 pm2214
8.0Great3 pm2213
8.0Great4 pm2012
8.5Excellent5 pm1711
8.7Excellent6 pm148
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, 0.7 mHigh 2 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 17%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 64%
  • Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 80%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 38%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 17%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.1 km3.2 miBallito (town)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miKing Shaka International Airport (DUR)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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