Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 06 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 06). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (07 Mar)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (07 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
2.4
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)1212121212126810101112121212121213121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9871715656177412164335503877358128842502226219991850176418211277123313351179855734
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
N
10
W
25
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
S
0
WSW
0
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
1.73
5:41AM
1.79
5:49PM
1.65
6:04AM
1.68
6:12PM
1.53
6:26AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.04
11:47AM
0.14
11:52PM
0.14
12:11PM
0.25
12:16AM
0.27
12:34PM
0.37
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:52--
Sunset6:23-------6:22-------6:22-------
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11------11211111--11----
Temp. °C262425242425262523212020191919202020202020202323
Feels °C (?)282728262624201816151517171819192021222121212221
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