Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 3PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 954 | 2287 | 3052 | 2459 | 1980 | 1183 | 1126 | 2936 | 1307 | 784 | 665 | 551 | 522 | 522 | 470 | 470 | 390 | 408 | 499 | 396 | 390 | 241 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 101 | 82 | 60 | 256 | 436 | 759 | 758 | 2936 | 427 | 499 | 551 | 551 | 475 | 511 | 470 | 470 | 390 | 343 | 272 | 211 | 390 | 152 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 18 | 44 | 60 | 43 | 42 | 828 | 29 | 1307 | 784 | 665 | 530 | 522 | 522 | 394 | 389 | 362 | 408 | 499 | 396 | 179 | 241 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 38 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 105 | — | 227 | 283 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 954 | 2287 | 3052 | 2459 | 1980 | 1183 | 1126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 43 | 82 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 714 | 658 | 658 | 378 | 378 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 378 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 669 | 669 | 396 | 192 |
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