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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
3230 | 1641 | 2246 | 1896 | 1355 | 1084 | 865 | 760 | 573 | 475 | 338 | 275 | 180 | 135 | 133 | 308 | 70 | 488 | 1067 | 1174 | 984 | 1026 | 690 | 389 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:51AM1.18m | 9:10PM1.17m | 9:37AM1.12m | 10:58PM1.23m | 11:25AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.69m | 2:26PM0.62m | 3:26AM0.75m | 4:06PM0.64m | 5:19AM0.68m | 5:33PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 |
 kJ | 3230 | 1641 | 2246 | 1896 | 1355 | 1084 | 865 | 760 | 573 | 475 | 338 | 275 | 180 | 425 | 428 | 307 | 302 | 267 | 132 | 1174 | 984 | 1026 | 690 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 144 | 1006 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 135 | 133 | 18 | 35 | 44 | 42 | 77 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 389 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 59 | 40 | 39 | 10 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 70 | 7 | 11 | 59 | — | — | — | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 49 | 312 | — | — | 308 | 45 | 488 | 1067 | — | 88 | 224 | 199 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 182 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 211 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 85 | 18 | 83 | 239 | 831 | 66 | 0 |
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