Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
21.8° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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)
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
S
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.3
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
555
293
288
237
265
256
377
368
368
332
246
486
690
758
670
766
725
740
755
696
696
696
635
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:20PM1.45m
2:42AM1.62m
3:12PM1.59m
3:31AM1.71m
3:58PM1.71m
4:14AM1.75m
Low Tide
8:23PM0.32m
8:59AM0.21m
9:16PM0.21m
9:44AM0.11m
10:03PM0.14m
10:25AM0.04m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
2
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
19
21
20
19
18
18
17
17
22
22
Feels °C
18
17
17
17
16
15
17
17
16
17
17
16
15
15
17
19
19
20
19
19
17
16
21
21
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