Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 1AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 34°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
39
75
123
170
268
405
544
837
693
991
766
478
362
253
181
304
644
320
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
N
20
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
45
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:02PM1.78m
6:13AM1.59m
6:35PM1.65m
6:48AM1.45m
7:14PM1.47m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.18m
12:18PM0.18m
00:47AM0.32m
12:55PM0.34m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
23
20
22
22
22
20
23
22
20
19
19
20
22
29
34
33
28
22
22
Feels °C
25
23
24
24
22
18
22
22
22
21
20
19
19
24
29
29
25
16
18
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