Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
21.9° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 2AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
13
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
2.1
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.1
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
ESE
9
2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1421
1400
1491
1298
1058
920
794
661
569
555
526
237
288
474
377
358
357
349
343
172
275
342
398
664
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
E
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:46AM1.52m
2:20PM1.45m
2:42AM1.62m
3:12PM1.59m
3:31AM1.71m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.43m
8:07AM0.33m
8:23PM0.32m
8:59AM0.21m
9:16PM0.21m
9:44AM0.11m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
18
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
20
21
Feels °C
16
17
15
14
14
16
17
17
18
18
16
16
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
19
20
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