Surf Forecasts:
Amanzimtoti surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period, S swell with 1,359 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Amanzimtoti this week:
The surf forecast for Amanzimtoti over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Amanzimtoti in the next 16 days are 2.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 18th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Amanzimtoti over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 569 | 237 | 396 | 349 | 183 | 330 | 665 | 575 | 630 | 557 | 494 | 434 | 379 | 379 | 279 | 192 | 622 | 887 | 622 | 1159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.45m | 2:42AM1.62m | 3:12PM1.59m | 3:31AM1.71m | 3:58PM1.71m | 4:14AM1.75m | 4:41PM1.79m | 4:55AM1.76m | 5:22PM1.82m | 5:33AM1.72m | 6:01PM1.80m | 6:09AM1.64m | 6:39PM1.73m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.33m | 8:23PM0.32m | 8:59AM0.21m | 9:16PM0.21m | 9:44AM0.11m | 10:03PM0.14m | 10:25AM0.04m | 10:47PM0.11m | 11:04AM0.01m | 11:28PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.03m | 00:07AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.10m | 00:45AM0.29m | |||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 773 | 569 | 181 | 262 | 164 | 183 | 330 | 665 | 575 | 630 | 557 | 494 | 434 | 379 | 379 | 279 | 192 | 622 | 887 | 622 | 1159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 8 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 14 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 23 | 237 | 256 | 33 | 145 | 276 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 103 | 2 | 102 | 153 | 111 | 111 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 8 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | — | 20 | 34 | 5 | 143 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 148 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 22 | — | 396 | 349 | 23 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 10 | 35 | 92 | 145 | 140 | — | — | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 182 | 806 | 258 | 20 | 18 | 28 |
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