Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 28 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 7PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.5
SSW
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
E
0.7
SSW
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1211117768888131212121211912999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14013395186159138114117119142421373289240186173135140152152148169161165
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ESE
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
1.25
1:54AM
1.43
2:09PM
1.42
2:30AM
1.61
2:43PM
1.56
3:01AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.50
8:08AM
0.44
8:14PM
0.33
8:41AM
0.29
8:46PM
0.19
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:05-------6:05
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:55-----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1----1-----------11--
Temp. °C282926242323222324242423232323232525242323242324
Feels °C (?)303227242224232526252625262626252625252626282627
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