Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.3° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
181
167
147
504
406
362
770
1176
1736
1854
2270
2482
1629
1338
1150
865
783
516
388
320
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
10
N
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:14PM1.47m
7:32AM1.27m
8:12PM1.27m
8:57AM1.10m
10:32PM1.14m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.34m
1:30AM0.48m
1:43PM0.53m
2:41AM0.66m
3:22PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
2
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
32
33
30
27
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
27
28
26
25
17
18
17
16
15
13
13
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
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