Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 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
25.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 6PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.6
S
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
E
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)771312121212121110101012810124677761316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)330264307350339333393429401296227167242112678865339671537274182192554
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
E
15
ESE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
15
SW
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
1.81
5:31AM
1.91
5:45PM
1.72
6:04AM
1.77
6:19PM
1.58
6:39AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
-0.04
11:16PM
-0.05
11:41AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.06
12:14PM
0.18
12:24AM
0.23
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset--6:07-------6:05-------6:04-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
111-------1--------2331-
Temp. °C222323232221212225262423232323252726252323232222
Feels °C (?)202223242323232425262725262626262422222224232123
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