Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is

22.8° 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 3PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	2	1	0	1	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 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
Wave Graph
kJ	419	634	495	583	802	782	933	948	993	1077	1009	1320	1100	827	813	683	672	603	551	486	486	433	433
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	E	E	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						7:16PM1.62m				7:21AM1.42m				7:54PM1.49m				8:00AM1.29m					8:37PM1.35m
Low Tide				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	18	21	22	20	19	18	17	16	19	20	21	19	18	17	17	16	16	20	22	20	18	18
Feels °C	16	16	20	21	20	20	18	16	12	15	16	19	18	19	16	16	15	15	18	19	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 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
kJ	401	634	495	583	802	782	933	948	993	1077	1009	1320	1100	827	813	683	672	603	551	486	486	433	433
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	S 11	SSE 14	SSW 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	419	344	318	156	286	320	106	100	71	50	49	48	54	249	153	121	96	164	125	93	302	298	288
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 14	E 10	E 10	SSW 9	E 10	E 10	SSW 16	S 10	S 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	ENE 9	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	120	94	94	264	98	98	75	71	71	25	17	17	31	29	69	89	58	27	28	113	15	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 5	SW 9	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 5	N 3	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	20	104	113	113	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	6	11	15	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Cave Rock 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	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) 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	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	18	25	25	0	0	0	20	27	182	303	26	0	0	0	0	0	25	25	25	10	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	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			Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Umzumbe	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4			3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Silwerstroom West Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Jongensfontein Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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