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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 SAST
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Amanzimtoti surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
25.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111111015151414131312122322212019181716161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)343259249187147326462642497331238172115107268389437543603580539506339325
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
1.21
8:59AM
1.28
9:14PM
1.10
10:13AM
1.19
11:04PM
1.04
12:00PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.59
2:23AM
0.54
3:18PM
0.68
3:22AM
0.66
4:50PM
0.73
5:03AM
0.73
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-----5:05-------5:05-------5:07--
Sunset7:01-------7:01-------7:00-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242322222224262726252423232527272625242323252728
Feels °C (?)272624232325272826262624242525252525252527292930
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