Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Issued: 7 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 2AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1398	1174	1156	1360	1569	2736	3330	3197	2895	2577	2319	1980	1616	1430	1279	1249	1443	1657	1249	1092	949	820	773	657
Wind (km/h)	S	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SSW	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on
High Tide				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					8:07AM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—
	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	1
Temp °C	20	19	18	18	18	18	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	19	19
Feels °C	18	19	18	19	18	18	20	18	18	17	18	16	16	16	17	18	19	19	17	17	16	14	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	1398	1174	1156	1360	1569	2736	3330	3197	2895	2577	2319	1980	1616	1430	1279	1249	1443	1657	1249	1092	949	820	773	657
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 5	E 6	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	35	45	45	43	38	33	31	30	19	19	19	19	19	19	21	24	24	24	51	78	24	98	67	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SE 9	SE 12	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	E 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	7	3	6	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	7	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	E 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	86	—	62	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot 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	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Senoritas KZN North	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3
Distance (km)	182	10	0	0	0	0	26	378	27	20	10	10	10	10	20	26	20	0	0	0	0	0	181	870
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Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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