Surf Forecasts:
Amanzimtoti surf forecast from 27 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 3 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 28 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period, S swell with 1,092 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 30 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s 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 Wednesday (Sep 30) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Amanzimtoti in the next 16 days are 2.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 28) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 8s period and expected on Friday (Oct 02) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 30th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 3rd Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 28th Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Amanzimtoti over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 980 | 956 | 994 | 1092 | 730 | 724 | 703 | 494 | 437 | 378 | 540 | 483 | 323 | 141 | 64 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 341 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.96m | 4:19AM1.82m | 4:35PM1.96m | 4:49AM1.79m | 5:05PM1.89m | 5:20AM1.72m | 5:38PM1.77m | 5:53AM1.59m | 6:13PM1.60m | 6:31AM1.43m | 6:55PM1.40m | 7:24AM1.25m | 8:01PM1.19m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM-0.04m | 10:21AM-0.06m | 10:44PM-0.03m | 10:51AM-0.02m | 11:15PM0.04m | 11:23AM0.07m | 11:48PM0.16m | 11:58AM0.21m | 00:25AM0.32m | 12:39PM0.40m | 1:12AM0.50m | 1:36PM0.61m | 2:34AM0.68m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 724 | 703 | 494 | 437 | 378 | 540 | 483 | 323 | 141 | 64 | 22 | 8 | 480 | 259 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | NE 7 | SW 15 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SW 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | 23 | 22 | 11 | 60 | 26 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NNE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 980 | 956 | 994 | 1092 | 730 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 184 | 510 | 627 | 685 | 980 | 1027 | 3 | 341 | 768 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 838 | 405 | 26 | 714 | 10 | 85 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 669 | 831 | 180 | 449 | 658 | 380 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
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