Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 05 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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 05). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (05 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)111111131313131212121212121212121214789101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6847464468116109103103101999898715656566861916723122346132263132
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
20
SW
10
SW
10
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
W
25
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
1.79
5:17AM
1.88
5:25PM
1.73
5:41AM
1.79
5:49PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.03
11:03PM
-0.02
11:23AM
0.07
11:28PM
0.04
11:47AM
0.14
11:52PM
0.14
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
Sunrise-5:48-------5:50-------5:50------
Sunset----6:24-------6:23-------6:22---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------2-----112--------21
Temp. °C232529302827262525252628262424252425252422222018
Feels °C (?)252628292829302927282931302827282624191614151515
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