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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 19 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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
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)
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)9999101010101414141414141414677777712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3272872932492553053053315426606685895123783781003329448352276210320328297
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
1.96
4:12PM
1.85
4:29AM
2.01
4:42PM
1.86
5:00AM
2.00
5:13PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
-0.04
10:09AM
-0.03
10:15PM
-0.10
10:39AM
-0.07
10:45PM
-0.10
11:09AM
-0.04
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------6:00----
Sunset------6:08-------6:07-------6:07-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------1--1---3
Temp. °C232323242627262423232326313229252423222326242422
Feels °C (?)242424262728272625242427313231222222222425202121
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