Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is

22.4° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (08 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	81	77	95	134	100	100	138	138	180	170	199	387	1700	1679	1687	1544	1449	1691	2510	3141	3387	3072	2688	2234
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WNW	NE	NE	NNE	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	WSW	W	WNW	W	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				8:57AM1.26m				9:45PM1.41m				10:19AM1.19m					11:09PM1.39m				11:56AM1.21m
Low Tide		2:58AM0.52m				3:07PM0.47m				4:14AM0.56m				4:25PM0.53m					5:43AM0.54m				5:57PM0.52m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2
Temp °C	18	18	18	23	24	22	20	19	17	17	17	21	21	19	19	18	17	17	17	19	20	19	19	18
Feels °C	16	16	16	22	20	20	18	16	15	15	15	19	19	18	20	19	18	18	17	19	18	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 6	NE 6	SW 14	SW 14	NE 6	SSW 14	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	142	103	74	39	100	100	33	138	40	52	36	387	1700	1679	1687	1544	1449	1691	2510	3141	3387	3072	2688	2234
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 14	ENE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	81	77	95	134	30	22	138	22	180	170	199	59	39	44	45	45	43	38	33	31	29	19	19	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 10	E 10	SE 9	NE 8	SE 9	SE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13
kJ	31	31	30	30	17	17	22	14	13	13	7	8	8	3	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	—	NE 6	NE 6	SW 6	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	3	4	—	37	39	11	18	33	46	94	215	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	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	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	180	25	0	26	20	0	0	0	26	714	26	0	0	0	0	0	26	211	26	20	20
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2		1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2		3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	7	3	6	7	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Moning Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Barbel Point South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8	8

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