Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 9PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.9
NE
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1
S
1.5
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)567111111121212614141313135799912121615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66130276723657516486242206243549167676752202542517539131211005891074
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
25
N
15
NNW
10
NW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
0
SSW
0
NE
5
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
1.82
4:37AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.78
5:13AM
1.85
5:32PM
1.68
5:51AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
-0.07
10:22PM
-0.05
10:49AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.01
11:24AM
0.07
11:36PM
0.13
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset--5:34-------5:32-------5:31-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242423222222212226293028282725252625242119191920
Feels °C (?)212021212121202123262726272724232219212020212120
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