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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 18 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
24.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)10101010788999910101010111212121013131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)354347354476806135114121243934753477480331274227268288242242180411398411417
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
5
WSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		onononcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
1.55
3:57PM
1.64
4:20AM
1.64
4:26PM
1.70
4:50AM
1.72
4:55PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
0.24
9:49AM
0.28
10:08PM
0.15
10:20AM
0.22
10:36PM
0.08
10:51AM
0.18
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---5:11-------5:11-------5:13----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
---2-----11-1----------1
Temp. °C232323232224242322202020212222222121212224242421
Feels °C (?)242426191618181818191920212221222221212221212018
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