Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
1
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
E
10
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
233
257
344
349
275
191
178
219
427
472
441
407
643
495
512
703
658
782
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
E
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
6:01PM1.80m
6:09AM1.64m
6:39PM1.73m
6:45AM1.54m
7:16PM1.62m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.20m
12:16PM0.10m
00:45AM0.29m
12:52PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
18
17
17
17
22
22
20
19
18
17
17
17
21
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
20
18
18
17
16
15
20
20
19
17
16
15
15
15
20
19
20
19
17
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