Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
22.5° C
1.0° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
2.4
S
7
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
180
204
181
149
226
291
751
742
643
539
1003
973
899
782
678
588
650
623
567
498
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:07PM1.40m
3:15AM1.51m
3:39PM1.52m
3:45AM1.60m
4:08PM1.62m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.40m
9:05PM0.42m
9:26AM0.28m
9:38PM0.32m
9:55AM0.19m
10:08PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
6
4
6
4
3
1
2
3
2
1
4
Temp °C
21
21
20
21
20
19
18
19
19
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
20
19
16
18
17
17
16
18
18
16
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
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