Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
E
10
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
524
452
443
379
327
325
279
279
279
284
233
233
233
292
306
275
196
178
219
437
480
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
on
on
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM1.82m
5:33AM1.72m
6:01PM1.80m
6:09AM1.64m
6:39PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.01m
11:28PM0.13m
11:41AM0.03m
00:07AM0.20m
12:16PM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
17
16
16
16
20
21
19
18
17
17
16
16
21
22
19
18
18
Feels °C
21
19
19
18
16
15
16
15
20
20
18
18
17
17
15
15
20
21
19
18
17
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