Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
SE
1
SSE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121299999888888866613131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1471451049882585858607466808074725710716320623981133137135
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
40
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
1.89
6:05PM
1.70
6:27AM
1.79
6:37PM
1.58
7:02AM
1.63
7:13PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
-0.04
12:04PM
0.09
12:10AM
0.05
12:37PM
0.20
12:44AM
0.19
1:14PM
0.35
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---5:39-------5:41-------5:41----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:36-
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
1-1111-121--1---------317
Temp. °C252524252727272524242324262626252423222428272524
Feels °C (?)292928293028282827272626262525252322212225232523
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