Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
23.6° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
11
1.5
S
6
1.9
S
8
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
52
52
79
146
408
2293
2346
1903
2977
1064
1344
1504
1830
1784
1470
1139
972
849
735
724
623
507
418
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:33PM1.42m
1:55AM1.66m
2:25PM1.53m
2:45AM1.73m
3:13PM1.62m
3:32AM1.77m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.31m
8:15AM0.22m
8:25PM0.22m
9:02AM0.14m
9:15PM0.15m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
22
21
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
16
19
23
22
20
19
20
20
21
Feels °C
23
23
19
17
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
16
16
14
13
15
19
20
19
19
19
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
ESE
11
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
2
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
126
88
66
54
86
132
166
157
158
1420
1064
1344
1504
1830
1784
1470
1139
972
849
735
428
372
382
336
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
11
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
58
52
52
79
43
28
21
9
8
153
117
110
106
104
77
33
45
43
29
28
724
623
507
418
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
48
31
30
8
22
2
2
2
74
44
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
1.1
S
4
1.5
S
6
1.9
S
8
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
2
ENE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
45
146
408
2293
2346
1903
2977
77
106
189
361
720
601
512
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
27
692
26
26
27
26
24
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
10
217
307
195
25
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
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