Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is

22.5°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 12PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	29	67	67	80	85	95	109	101	83	164	159	156	118	146	121	98	102	100	125	160	202	213	61
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		7:42AM1.29m					8:11PM1.19m				9:36AM1.22m				10:24PM1.12m					11:35AM1.30m
Low Tide				1:55PM0.63m					2:37AM0.61m				4:06PM0.71m				4:42AM0.62m					6:05PM0.62m


	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	5	4	2	1	—	1	1	2	11	1	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	20	24	25	24	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22
Feels °C	22	23	23	22	19	20	21	20	20	20	21	20	21	20	21	19	20	21	21	20	23	24	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 10	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	372	270	220	163	115	105	54	46	44	164	159	156	118	146	121	98	102	100	125	74	92	88	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 11	SSW 10	—	S 9	S 9	SSW 9
kJ	19	67	67	80	80	58	37	24	16	39	26	19	35	22	25	20	19	44	77	—	44	41	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 9	SSW 6	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 6	—	—	SW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	29	12	12	30	10	22	59	48	25	22	14	13	13	11	42	37	34	13	—	—	6	29	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6
kJ	—	—	3	15	85	95	109	101	83	—	—	—	—	64	22	60	67	83	77	160	202	213	289
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	2	27	180	182	182	27	26	182	26	182	25	25	25	134	108	108	134	108	180	806	25	25	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Lucien				The Spot	Dairy Beach (New Pier)		Dairy Beach (New Pier)		Reunion	Reunion	Reunion								Reunion	Reunion	Reunion
Rating (10 max)	3	2				1	1		1		1	1	1								2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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