Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 28 Feb 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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 28). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
S
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212141313131212121212121212121515881515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2471841661541471421722782742652562072653046502034329110791238773763227819101554
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
W
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
15
S
25
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
1.45
2:51AM
1.56
3:04PM
1.60
3:25AM
1.73
3:36PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
0.46
8:38PM
0.32
8:59AM
0.29
9:11PM
0.16
9:32AM
0.16
9:41PM
0.04
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise-5:46-------5:46-------5:47------
Sunset----6:30-------6:30-------6:29---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------172321------
Temp. °C212429312926282524252727242322211918202121212120
Feels °C (?)212529313027302626282928242521201513141617182020
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