Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is

23.0° C

Amanzimtoti surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 1PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1217	992	1368	929	841	761	695	683	614	546	494	551	486	486	478	389	422	498	508	467	336	269	236
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	S	SSE	SE	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:21AM1.42m				7:54PM1.49m				8:00AM1.29m					8:37PM1.35m				8:50AM1.16m				9:36PM1.23m
Low Tide				1:28PM0.33m					2:04AM0.51m				2:07PM0.47m				2:52AM0.62m				2:57PM0.61m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	19	21	19	19	18	17	16	17	21	24	22	20	19
Feels °C	14	16	16	17	18	18	16	15	15	15	18	19	17	19	18	16	15	15	18	21	21	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	1217	992	1368	929	841	761	695	683	614	546	494	551	486	486	478	389	396	403	508	467	282	240	236
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	SSW 8	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	71	50	49	48	149	212	240	143	82	206	161	109	306	298	291	362	422	498	361	319	336	269	219
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 9	SSW 16	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—
kJ	15	47	31	17	31	29	27	63	85	15	51	113	15	15	15	15	6	6	6	6	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	NNE 5	NNE 2	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	94	49	135	79	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	2	6	14	25	38	52	54	67	83	155	287	397
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	26	26	211	263	192	0	0	0	0	0	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	25	25	382	192	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Dairy Beach (New Pier)				Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Umzumbe	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion			Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	3	3				3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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