Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
21.3° C
0.1° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
1.4
E
9
1.8
SSW
6
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
3
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
1.9
S
8
1.6
S
8
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
347
263
207
202
164
164
159
155
152
268
321
290
222
330
522
739
1193
1023
721
512
351
469
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
5
S
0
SE
5
NNE
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:36AM1.49m
6:58PM1.52m
7:04AM1.35m
7:26PM1.36m
7:34AM1.20m
8:02PM1.20m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.28m
1:06AM0.43m
1:10PM0.44m
1:38AM0.57m
1:43PM0.60m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
20
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
21
22
21
20
21
18
17
17
20
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
17
20
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
13
11
11
15
15
15
17
17
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