Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
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
ESE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
188
188
188
154
151
204
200
252
240
234
154
148
148
180
236
273
269
192
136
131
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
30
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:51PM1.50m
8:07AM1.28m
8:50PM1.36m
9:24AM1.15m
10:33PM1.26m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.33m
2:08AM0.48m
2:17PM0.47m
3:19AM0.60m
3:39PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
21
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
21
21
20
18
17
16
15
18
18
17
17
17
19
18
19
20
20
19
20
19
18
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