Amanzimtoti Surf Forecast

/ Durban/KZN South (31 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (30.05° S 30.89° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is 23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	-	-
Afternoon (24 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (24 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 23			Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 26
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	2	1	1	2	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	3	3	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	S 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 6	NE 6	SW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	108	138	102	96	94	94	139	101	94	119	114	119	86	110	106	104	100	100	150	143	90	395	427	397
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	W	SE	ESE	E	N	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			9:51PM1.31m				10:18AM1.15m					11:17PM1.34m				11:45AM1.18m				00:22AM1.40m				12:48PM1.26m
Low Tide	2:59PM0.54m				4:15AM0.66m				4:27PM0.57m					5:45AM0.62m				5:46PM0.55m				6:46AM0.53m


	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—
	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	1	1	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	20	19	18	18	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	22	23	21	20	19	18	18	18	24	25
Feels °C	22	22	20	20	18	18	22	21	21	22	22	21	19	19	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	E 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	108	138	98	96	94	94	139	68	94	119	114	119	86	110	106	104	100	100	74	74	54	99	427	397
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 12	E 10	S 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 19	SSW 18	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	47	45	55	53	50	75	69	101	68	66	46	45	45	28	40	16	26	15	40	61	90	395	36	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	SSE 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	S 6	SW 14	S 6	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	S 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	SW 14	SSE 10	SE 13	SE 13
kJ	14	35	55	54	53	20	46	6	44	45	16	24	7	16	16	25	14	25	7	7	54	54	45	44
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	S 9	S 9	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 2	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	12	12	102	79	29	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	1	16	40	84	150	143	109	141	77	77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Green Point 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	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	2
Distance (km)	26	20	10	0	10	0	0	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	25	25	192	0	0	0	0	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Sunwich Port	To Strand	Country Club (African Beach)	The Spot	Country Club (African Beach)	Amanzimtoti	Reunion	Reunion	Amanzimtoti	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion		Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Reunion
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	2	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Arrawarra Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Dolphin Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	7	9	9

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Amanzimtoti surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Amanzimtoti Surf Forecast

Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

The roadsurfer VanLife Taster Menu

Cyclone Vainau Smashes NZ and Bells Gears Up for 50-year Storm*

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website