Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 05 Mar 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
25.5° 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: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (05 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)111313131312121212121212121212126891011111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464468116109104103101999898715656562183171366269033953298303525902377
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
N
5
ENE
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
25
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
1.79
5:17AM
1.88
5:25PM
1.73
5:41AM
1.79
5:49PM
1.65
6:04AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.03
11:03PM
-0.02
11:23AM
0.07
11:28PM
0.04
11:47AM
0.14
11:52PM
0.14
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset--6:24-------6:23-------6:22-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----2--1------------1111
Temp. °C293028262525252425262625252424262624222220191818
Feels °C (?)293029292928282829303028282626252016141414151517
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