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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 21 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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
2
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)12131313912121212121313121214141488816171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)224314330330268239228232235199163161248198276215774904974585722138417352523
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
0
SSW
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
5
NW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
1.76
5:25PM
1.73
5:50AM
1.78
5:55PM
1.69
6:21AM
1.76
6:28PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.04
11:22AM
0.16
11:34PM
0.04
11:54AM
0.17
12:04AM
0.07
12:28PM
0.22
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---5:13-------5:15-------5:16----
Sunset------7:00-------6:59-------6:59-
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
11---------------------1
Temp. °C212020212323232221191922262827252423222325252423
Feels °C (?)201920232221201918161822252726272221212123232423
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