Amanzimtoti Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
22.6° C
1.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 9AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
6
3
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
9
4
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
9
3
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.4
S
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SE
9
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
851
2091
2668
1874
1343
909
992
2936
859
784
665
600
563
522
470
433
382
408
506
396
396
241
206
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15PM1.16m
12:21PM1.07m
00:56AM1.19m
1:43PM1.16m
1:58AM1.29m
2:31PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.71m
6:18PM0.72m
7:26AM0.63m
7:40PM0.63m
8:18AM0.52m
8:29PM0.52m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
17
18
19
19
17
17
15
15
14
15
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
19
18
17
15
Feels °C
15
10
8
9
11
10
12
12
12
12
13
16
15
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
15
14
14
11
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