Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
22.5° C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 3PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
2.3
S
16
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2
S
8
2.3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
751
742
2804
808
853
1160
1081
900
1046
955
834
732
645
574
528
566
805
1197
1219
1121
1210
1210
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:39PM1.52m
3:45AM1.60m
4:08PM1.62m
4:14AM1.66m
4:37PM1.70m
Low Tide
9:26AM0.28m
9:38PM0.32m
9:55AM0.19m
10:08PM0.25m
10:23AM0.11m
10:38PM0.20m
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
3
8
3
1
2
2
1
2
6
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
17
17
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
10
10
11
11
9
10
10
11
10
10
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