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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 09 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
25.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 10AM is: 2.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.7
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
S
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.8
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)1111677141413131212121211111110151514141388
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3586554615273825296246421207884661546456308249187141326462642497396367283
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
WSW
5
NNW
20
N
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononglassoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
1.52
7:32PM
1.34
8:10AM
1.40
8:14PM
1.21
8:59AM
1.28
9:14PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
0.48
1:41AM
0.41
2:21PM
0.59
2:23AM
0.54
3:18PM
0.68
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:03-------5:05-------5:05------
Sunset----7:01-------7:01-------7:01---
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-21113311---------------
Temp. °C242322232221212121212324242323232224252626242323
Feels °C (?)252119202020222122222425262726232225252727252525
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