Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.0° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
3
4
4
4
1
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
E
10
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.1
SE
14
1.5
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
279
279
239
233
233
257
344
349
270
196
178
219
430
480
449
659
1138
504
583
876
722
647
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
E
10
SE
10
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:01PM1.80m
6:09AM1.64m
6:39PM1.73m
6:45AM1.54m
7:16PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.03m
00:07AM0.20m
12:16PM0.10m
00:45AM0.29m
12:52PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
21
21
19
18
17
17
16
16
21
23
20
19
18
18
17
17
21
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
20
19
18
19
17
17
15
15
19
21
20
19
17
17
15
15
20
20
20
19
17
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