Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 5AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (07 May)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
6
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.7
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
11
2.1
SSE
14
2.4
SSE
14
2.5
S
14
2.1
SSE
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1597
1447
1257
1009
846
639
463
705
1756
3427
4112
2767
3253
1599
1728
2160
2359
1474
2382
1783
1392
715
415
726
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
5
E
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SE
10
E
5
ESE
0
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SE
10
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:11AM1.39m
6:42PM1.30m
6:51AM1.29m
7:38PM1.21m
7:51AM1.18m
9:10PM1.17m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.46m
12:29PM0.44m
00:44AM0.58m
1:15PM0.54m
1:44AM0.69m
2:26PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:15
5:15
5:15
1
Temp °C
16
16
18
25
26
23
22
20
18
17
18
21
22
21
20
20
19
17
17
22
22
21
19
18
13
13
15
21
25
21
19
17
14
14
16
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
21
20
21
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.2
S
11
1.1
SE
10
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
1
SSE
17
3
SSW
12
2.5
S
11
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSE
14
2.5
S
14
2.1
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.3
S
11
1.7
S
11
Energy kJ
1597
1447
1257
1009
846
639
348
371
226
2249
2483
576
2239
1599
1320
2160
2359
1187
2382
1783
1392
715
388
726
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
1.4
SSW
8
0.9
SSE
12
1.1
SE
10
0.5
NE
8
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SSE
18
0.7
ESE
10
1.2
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
2.1
SSE
14
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.1
SSE
13
0.7
S
12
1
SSW
12
0.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
SSE
12
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
46
53
43
36
55
250
244
260
28
130
299
86
751
1341
1728
1029
861
1474
144
298
59
457
415
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SSE
20
0.7
ESE
10
0.3
NE
7
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
8
55
28
30
42
149
90
8
74
69
44
42
41
40
39
39
37
36
34
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
0.5
E
8
0.6
NNE
3
Energy kJ
127
573
463
705
1756
3427
4112
2767
3253
35
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
6
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
181
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
182
25
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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