Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 7AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
555
821
605
427
294
223
838
2054
1826
1231
880
653
522
420
373
308
318
271
269
413
721
659
1915
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:34AM1.20m
8:02PM1.20m
8:21AM1.05m
9:30PM1.05m
12:09PM0.98m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.57m
1:43PM0.60m
2:24AM0.71m
2:38PM0.76m
4:48AM0.81m
6:12PM0.82m
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
18
26
29
20
20
18
Feels °C
16
12
13
15
16
17
20
19
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
24
28
15
13
12
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