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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 10AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 237 | 198 | 471 | 563 | 553 | 553 | 467 | 474 | 394 | 320 | 297 | 225 | 367 | 105 | 89 | 85 | 78 | 265 | 245 | 408 | 446 | 454 | 377 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:19AM 1.37 | 8:27PM 1.19 | 9:30AM 1.30 | 9:50PM 1.12 | 10:51AM 1.28 | 11:23PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:30PM 0.63 | 2:41AM 0.54 | 3:52PM 0.69 | 3:57AM 0.61 | 5:21PM 0.68 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
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