Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
21.2°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 6AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
1.5
SSW
5
2.1
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.2
ENE
6
0.8
E
8
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
108
385
481
377
233
127
92
51
246
246
246
262
312
314
251
241
26
130
101
99
90
90
73
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
N
10
SE
15
S
10
S
0
SSW
0
SSE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:45AM1.80m
5:03PM1.90m
5:13AM1.77m
5:32PM1.87m
5:42AM1.70m
6:02PM1.78m
Low Tide
10:49AM-0.04m
11:10PM0.04m
11:17AM-0.01m
11:40PM0.09m
11:46AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
22
23
22
20
20
Feels °C
14
14
15
17
18
17
19
20
19
19
20
20
18
20
21
20
19
19
18
22
23
23
22
23
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