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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
24.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 1AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
4
4
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.7
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
S
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)111314151414141312121111111177714141313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168522932668329627791859124791762950337736435865568677853744953412831087898657569
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
1.57
6:53AM
1.63
6:56PM
1.46
7:30AM
1.52
7:32PM
1.34
8:10AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.17
12:58PM
0.37
1:05AM
0.28
1:37PM
0.48
1:41AM
0.41
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----5:03-------5:03-------5:05--
Sunset7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-121---------1--1121----
Temp. °C242222212123252625242423252423232221212121212223
Feels °C (?)222224232222222423242623242219191918202121212223
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