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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 16 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
24.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.8
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.4
SSW
1.1
E
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)9121010109999101010108857888881011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1986503843714073042582472512792903543549273173870866645583487244239379
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
5
NNW
20
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
1.45
3:18AM
1.44
3:26PM
1.56
3:50AM
1.55
3:57PM
1.64
4:20AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
0.48
9:07PM
0.35
9:16AM
0.37
9:38PM
0.24
9:49AM
0.28
10:08PM
0.15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------5:11-------5:11-------5:11
Sunset--7:00-------7:00-------7:00-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252524232322222224252523232222242223232121202021
Feels °C (?)242424242524242427252422222522211618191819181920
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