Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1.4
NE
6
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
150
111
114
98
69
69
100
523
1862
1981
1800
1578
1375
1110
860
855
1040
2407
2637
3336
4309
3959
2976
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NW
5
SSW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
20
SSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:31PM1.50m
5:40AM1.50m
6:03PM1.40m
6:11AM1.39m
6:42PM1.30m
6:51AM1.29m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.35m
11:53AM0.34m
00:05AM0.46m
12:29PM0.44m
00:44AM0.58m
1:15PM0.54m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:28
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
2
8
12
14
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
21
21
25
27
23
18
18
16
16
18
24
26
23
21
19
19
19
19
20
22
24
22
23
21
23
17
21
22
16
17
17
13
13
15
21
22
20
18
16
15
15
16
18
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
10
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
25
150
24
26
33
136
128
75
523
1862
1981
1800
1578
1375
1110
860
752
728
1689
1024
2198
2816
2471
2053
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
NE
7
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
1.3
SSW
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1.1
SE
10
1.5
S
12
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
Energy kJ
152
11
111
106
98
34
53
67
77
94
54
32
34
42
35
212
36
36
270
638
133
92
475
643
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
5
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
15
0.5
NE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.9
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
20
0.7
SSE
18
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
35
11
10
10
10
69
69
100
232
43
10
10
10
5
9
25
37
31
182
149
299
86
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
5
1.1
ENE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
SW
6
2.2
SW
8
2
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
58
127
114
115
187
190
105
64
113
558
855
1040
2407
2637
3336
4309
3959
2976
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
5
6
8
7
6
Distance (km)
25
25
0
0
0
29
51
134
10
20
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
6
8
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
6
6
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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