Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
3
4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1
SSW
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
226
386
327
132
81
84
123
227
376
582
817
746
565
1514
1393
1393
1150
806
565
1414
2042
3650
4425
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:55AM1.24m
2:24PM1.29m
2:29AM1.39m
2:52PM1.45m
2:58AM1.52m
3:19PM1.60m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.54m
8:23PM0.53m
8:40AM0.39m
8:53PM0.39m
9:06AM0.25m
9:20PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
20
22
20
18
18
17
17
18
20
21
19
17
17
17
18
19
21
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
15
18
20
19
18
18
17
16
18
19
21
19
16
14
15
16
17
20
19
18
19
20
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