Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is

21.8° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	1	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	325	277	279	279	239	233	233	233	350	355	275	196	175	219	430	480	529	467	822	501	412	867	857	680
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WSW	SSE	SSE	S	SW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	ENE	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	ESE	ESE	SE	WNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			5:33AM1.72m				6:01PM1.80m				6:09AM1.64m				6:39PM1.73m				6:45AM1.54m				7:16PM1.62m
Low Tide	11:28PM0.13m				11:41AM0.03m				00:07AM0.20m				12:16PM0.10m				00:45AM0.29m				12:52PM0.20m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	21	21	19	18	17	17	16	16	21	23	20	19	19	18	17	17	21	21	19	18	17
Feels °C	16	16	16	20	19	18	18	17	17	16	15	19	21	21	19	18	16	15	15	20	20	20	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 11	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	325	277	279	279	239	233	233	233	350	355	275	187	158	158	430	480	529	426	822	501	380	867	857	680
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 9	SSW 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 14	S 10	S 11	SE 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11
kJ	223	201	84	136	117	79	39	204	192	192	196	196	131	219	158	122	122	467	302	284	412	191	151	141
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 8	S 10	S 10	SSW 15	SW 14	—	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	SSW 9	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	SSE 11	S 11	E 10	S 11	SSW 10
kJ	10	10	35	2	2	21	53	—	—	21	70	106	175	106	47	120	210	120	94	198	149	98	141	130
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point 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	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	26	20	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	25	24	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Amanzimtoti	Umzumbe	Umzumbe	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Scottburgh Point	The Spot	Umzumbe	Umzumbe	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Reunion	Reunion	Sunwich Port	Amanzimtoti	Umzumbe	Sunwich Port	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Sunwich Port
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	6

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