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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 10AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 198 | 212 | 330 | 394 | 378 | 336 | 227 | 161 | 237 | 198 | 471 | 563 | 553 | 553 | 460 | 467 | 394 | 320 | 297 | 225 | 96 | 222 | 212 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:20AM 1.47 | 7:28PM 1.31 | 8:19AM 1.37 | 8:27PM 1.19 | 9:30AM 1.30 | 9:50PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:27PM 0.52 | 1:41AM 0.43 | 2:30PM 0.63 | 2:41AM 0.54 | 3:52PM 0.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
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