Amanzimtoti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.05° S 30.89° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is

22.4° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 12PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	9s
Evening (29 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	3	4	0	2	2	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1121	1266	1084	926	700	589	576	541	429	777	777	841	878	1187	977	908	929	947	1159	1010	749	727	711
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide					4:08PM1.62m				4:14AM1.66m				4:37PM1.70m				4:42AM1.70m					5:05PM1.75m
Low Tide			9:55AM0.19m				10:08PM0.25m				10:23AM0.11m				10:38PM0.20m				10:50AM0.07m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	1	1	2	2	2	7	3	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	15	14	15	18	19	18	17	17	15	16	16	18	19	18	16	15
Feels °C	13	14	14	11	12	11	12	12	10	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	1121	1032	1084	926	700	589	576	541	429	417	405	384	367	52	312	303	290	232	232	158	158	727	711
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 10	—	—	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	334	334	325	316	148	183	145	344	348	83	83	90	64	—	31	33	—	—	32	102	105	204	191
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	70	87	74	88	316	261	111	83	108	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	SW 4	SW 5	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	—
kJ	—	1266	—	—	—	—	—	40	57	777	777	841	878	1187	977	908	929	947	1159	1010	749	459	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	20	10	0	75	26	20	20	20	20	20	303	378	378	211	27	20	20	20	211	882	882	10	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4					4	4	4	4				4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	5	5

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