Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 26 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 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.6
SSW
1.3
E
1.3
E
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
0.6
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312127771288888813121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2421831571151611391421072012282281871481422272131691521131091809895222
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
SW
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
0
NE
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
1.14
10:28PM
1.07
11:57AM
1.09
1:00AM
1.22
1:25PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
0.65
3:15PM
0.72
5:09AM
0.78
6:28PM
0.68
7:21AM
0.62
7:36PM
0.50
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset------6:00-------5:59-------5:58-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------22-----48
Temp. °C242423242626252423232223272726252524242428292524
Feels °C (?)242627242626262726262525282828292726262630303125
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