Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
3.5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)14141313131313131313914141413131212121213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)864722580426361294305744492723206986591032069204596309721812098207219902092185317721544
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
1.09
10:21PM
1.08
12:17PM
1.10
12:59AM
1.18
1:37PM
1.29
1:53AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
0.74
5:21AM
0.75
6:43PM
0.71
7:19AM
0.59
7:50PM
0.54
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:52-------5:50
Sunset--5:47-------5:49-------5:49-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242624222323212122242019181616161819181818171617
Feels °C (?)222424232321191819201413121012131516151616141515
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Amanzimtoti (moderate winds from the N at Durban Shaka Airport 53 km from Amanzimtoti). A 1.5m groundswell from the SSW

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