Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 3AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
4
3
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2
S
2.4
SSW
2.1
S
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)91012121615141414141414778131313131414171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65676115901378181812079115945015014651449580758801270930452995243322201817335328802490
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
25
NE
10
SSE
20
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
1.68
5:51AM
1.69
6:13PM
1.55
6:32AM
1.50
7:01PM
1.38
7:23AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
0.13
12:02PM
0.20
12:18AM
0.30
12:45PM
0.37
1:10AM
0.50
1:43PM
0.54
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1------11------1111--
Temp. °C242221201920242625242321201920202020191717171819
Feels °C (?)212120211919212225272315141214141414151314141619
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