Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is

22.2° C

Amanzimtoti surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	511	419	634	495	583	802	782	878	1010	1117	1277	1095	1118	913	827	827	683	672	603	593	486	478	418	363
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WNW	E	E	ENE	N	NW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	SE	E	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:45AM1.54m				7:16PM1.62m				7:21AM1.42m				7:54PM1.49m				8:00AM1.29m					8:37PM1.35m
Low Tide	00:45AM0.29m				12:52PM0.20m				1:23AM0.40m				1:28PM0.33m					2:04AM0.51m				2:07PM0.47m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	18	21	21	20	19	17	17	16	18	20	21	19	18	18	17	16	16	20	22	20	19	18
Feels °C	16	15	16	20	20	20	20	17	17	14	15	18	20	17	17	17	16	15	15	18	19	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	511	401	634	495	583	802	782	878	1010	1117	1277	1095	1118	913	827	827	683	672	603	593	486	478	418	363
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSE 14	S 11	SSE 14	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	121	419	344	318	156	286	274	106	164	68	68	49	48	68	189	149	92	73	129	96	81	306	298	288
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 14	E 10	E 10	SSW 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 11	ENE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	229	120	94	94	264	98	73	75	69	48	50	31	29	81	29	68	63	58	28	28	113	15	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 9	SW 8	S 5	—	—	—	NE 6	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	43	32	—	—	—	5	1	1	5	9	4	15	34	48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	25	25	0	0	0	20	24	20	26	25	0	0	0	0	0	25	25	25	10	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Umzumbe	Sunwich Port	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	The Spot	Banana Beach	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Reunion	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Sunwich Port	Umzumbe	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Green Point	Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Yzerfontein West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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