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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 May 2026 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | |
106 | 145 | 461 | 137 | 222 | 162 | 155 | 152 | 152 | 192 | 111 | 106 | 98 | 62 | 69 | 172 | 1148 | 2325 | 1981 | 1739 | 1435 | 1090 | 938 | 777 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.57m | 5:11AM1.59m | 5:31PM1.50m | 5:40AM1.50m | 6:03PM1.40m | 6:11AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.26m | 11:22AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:53AM0.34m | 00:05AM0.46m | 12:29PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 |
26 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 120 | 127 | 157 | 178 | 192 | 166 | 103 | 72 | 152 | 192 | 111 | 106 | 98 | 40 | 55 | 60 | 164 | 2017 | 1981 | 1739 | 1435 | 1090 | 938 | 777 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | S 6 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 145 | — | 137 | 45 | 40 | 155 | 152 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 11 | 33 | 34 | 78 | — | 41 | 43 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 161 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 10 | — | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 13 | SSE 10 | S 6 | ENE 7 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | NE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 104 | 71 | — | 51 | 222 | 162 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 62 | 69 | 70 | 12 | 62 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | — | N 3 | NW 3 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 114 | — | 461 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 64 | 10 | — | 5 | 3 | 172 | 1148 | 2325 | — | — | 20 | 112 | 450 | 372 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 241 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
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