Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 26 Dec 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (26 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (26 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)9999910999999999999666699
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2352352352412512572512462391641622302241882209999304139204170127245219
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
1.38
8:15AM
1.47
8:29PM
1.28
9:20AM
1.42
9:47PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
0.46
1:45AM
0.37
2:31PM
0.53
2:42AM
0.45
3:46PM
0.57
3:56AM
0.52
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise------4:54-------4:54-------4:56-
Sunset--6:59-------6:59-------6:59-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
111211--111221111-138843
Temp. °C212222222121212222222120202020212322222221212121
Feels °C (?)222423242223222322222021212121212121222120202122
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