Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Mar 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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)88881212121212121211111157888913121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22818714914122421316915211311118910017332880159138135114153402355293236
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NE
20
ENE
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
1.09
1:00AM
1.22
1:25PM
1.25
1:54AM
1.43
2:09PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.78
6:28PM
0.68
7:21AM
0.62
7:36PM
0.50
8:08AM
0.44
8:14PM
0.33
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset----5:59-------5:58-------5:57---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------42-1-1-----1
Temp. °C222325282625252424262930262423222223242323232323
Feels °C (?)262627292728272626273031282323232325262425262626
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