Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1
SSW
11
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2891
2378
1618
1730
786
618
557
494
246
386
379
132
81
84
123
227
298
481
697
856
602
1549
1444
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:47PM1.12m
1:55AM1.24m
2:24PM1.29m
2:29AM1.39m
2:52PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.70m
7:46PM0.68m
8:12AM0.54m
8:23PM0.53m
8:40AM0.39m
8:53PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
16
20
21
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
21
19
17
17
Feels °C
11
10
15
16
17
18
16
15
14
15
18
19
18
18
16
16
16
18
18
20
18
16
15
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