Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is

22.2° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 5PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s
Evening (09 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	402	1403	1398	1174	1041	1224	1569	2736	3330	3241	2895	2577	2319	1980	1616	1452	1279	1230	1397	1339	1144	995	965	833
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	S	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SW	NNW	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:19AM1.19m					11:09PM1.39m				11:56AM1.21m				00:35AM1.43m				1:18PM1.31m				1:46AM1.52m
Low Tide			4:25PM0.53m					5:43AM0.54m				5:57PM0.52m				7:04AM0.46m				7:18PM0.43m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—
	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	18	18	18	17	17	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	18	18	18	17	18	19	17	17	20	18	18	17	18	17	16	16	18	17	19	19	19	18	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	271	1403	1398	1174	1041	1224	1569	2736	3330	3241	2895	2577	2319	1980	1616	1452	1279	1230	1397	1339	1144	995	965	833
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	305	42	35	45	45	43	38	33	32	30	19	19	19	19	19	20	22	24	24	23	67	78	64	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	E 9	E 9	SE 9	SE 12	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	E 7	E 7
kJ	59	7	7	3	6	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	22	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	ESE 5	E 6	—	E 6	—
kJ	402	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	51	92	—	108	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Green Point 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	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	26	806	182	10	0	0	0	0	26	211	26	20	10	10	10	10	20	26	26	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3			4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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