Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 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 12PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
NE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
S
1
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
2.1
S
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131356710101012121261414131310578991212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4444531052336215415065602422062075447676798501964054354501334976
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
1.82
4:37AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.78
5:13AM
1.85
5:32PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
-0.07
10:22PM
-0.05
10:49AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.01
11:24AM
0.07
11:36PM
0.13
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset----5:34-------5:32-------5:31---
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C242624242322222221222629282728262525262524222120
Feels °C (?)232421212121222221212426262626252424232022212121
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