Amanzimtoti Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty again, giving you the same look in feet and degrees Fahrenheit.

First up, the water temp here is sitting at about 72°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year – nothing strange going on there.

The next 16 days at Amanzimtoti are a bit of a story about that onshore wind. We get noticeable swell energy coming through – you’ll see those combined energy numbers hitting over 300 early on and jumping into the thousands later – but the wind is going to spoil a lot of it.

Monday the 6th starts off small, with waves around 3ft from the SE and a 10-second period. The NE wind is light and cross-shore, so it’s a bit bumpy in the morning. The afternoon cleans up with a cross-offshore NNE breeze, but the swell drops to 3ft.

Tuesday and Wednesday are tiny. The 2ft and 1ft waves just aren’t worth it, even with some clean windows.

Thursday the 9th through the weekend sees the swell pump up, but the wind gets nasty. Thursday afternoon hits 6ft from the SSW with a 13-second period, but that moderate onshore S wind makes it a choppy mess. Friday the 10th has 8ft SSW swell all day – that’s serious size and very strong energy (3065 and 2873) – but with rain and a cross-on wind, the surface is going to be ugly. That’s expert-only territory and not much fun.

Saturday the 11th is similar: 6ft in the morning and 5ft in the afternoon, with cross-shore winds keeping it bumpy.

Sunday the 12th is a write-off with a strong 25 km/h SSW wind stirring up a choppy ocean.

Here’s the one you want. Monday morning, July 13th. Waves are 6ft from the SSW, with a short 7-second period. But the wind is glass – a 5 km/h SE offshore. That will make the break look perfect and clean, with solid energy at 930. The crowds are *sometimes*, so you might have company, but for a clean, fun size wave, this is your window. It’s over 5ft but under 8ft, so it’s a good intermediate to advanced level. Beginners might find it a bit heavy.

Monday afternoon gets wrecked by a 25 km/h S wind.

The rest of the second week has a couple of interesting moments – like Wednesday the 15th morning with a clean 8ft S swell and a cross-offshore NNE wind – but it’s hit and miss. The windows are short, and the swell gets big and messy otherwise.

Everything fades into smaller, wind-affected slop by the 20th and 21st. Nothing else really calls out.

So lock in Monday morning, July 13th. Clean, glassy, 6ft swell. That’s your best bet.

Rusty.

Read more