Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
22.1°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
199
183
128
164
513
574
542
534
534
459
862
348
1044
1368
993
952
1282
1094
958
900
777
830
761
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ENE
25
NE
10
NNE
25
SSW
0
E
5
WNW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:22AM1.74m
3:38PM1.91m
3:50AM1.81m
4:06PM1.96m
4:19AM1.82m
4:35PM1.96m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.01m
9:46PM0.01m
9:52AM-0.05m
10:15PM-0.04m
10:21AM-0.06m
10:44PM-0.03m
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light rain
light rain
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clear
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:39
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5:39
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5:53
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5:54
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2
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
22
21
22
24
23
23
22
20
21
21
22
23
21
20
18
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
24
22
23
25
23
23
24
19
24
24
20
19
16
14
12
14
11
10
10
13
14
14
15
15
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