Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Oct 2025 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
21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 7AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)7ft (2.2m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)13s

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

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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
5
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1
ESE
1
ESE
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
S
1
SSE
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)899691112141313141413131313131312121111117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169169169406105128774589669153644197383231412623241218621293510427639437380475218691
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
35
S
35
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
1.16
1:11PM
1.35
1:29AM
1.31
1:50PM
1.51
2:03AM
1.44
2:20PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
0.58
7:31PM
0.53
7:32AM
0.43
8:04PM
0.39
8:04AM
0.31
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---5:18-------5:16-------5:15----
Sunset------6:06-------6:07-------6:07-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------11--------------4
Temp. °C181818182020181717161616171919181716182227222220
Feels °C (?)171716131513111112131516141413121212162127171718
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Amanzimtoti (light winds from the SW at Durban Intnl. Airport 5 km from Amanzimtoti). 1.8m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.9m 9s swell from the ESE and a 0.6m 13s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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7 km/h
SW
Clean
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