Mtunzini surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 SAST
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Mtunzini surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mtunzini sea temperature is
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mtunzini today?

The current surf forecast for Mtunzini at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
S
0.6
E
2.1
SSW
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)71212121198888108677776161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)166190180213202146113109128849249318681572411294209318367343333333333
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
20
E
25
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
1.87
6:03AM
1.90
6:17PM
1.71
6:38AM
1.69
6:54PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.04
11:50PM
0.06
12:13PM
0.18
12:25AM
0.23
12:50PM
0.37
1:05AM
0.46
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:58------
Sunset----6:01-------6:00-------6:00---
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-----------1122233211-
Temp. °C222226292625232323242424242423222323222323232323
Feels °C (?)232428282527262626272321222221212323232626262626
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