Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 524 | 452 | 443 | 379 | 327 | 325 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 284 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 292 | 306 | 275 | 196 | 178 | 219 | 437 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.82m | 5:33AM1.72m | 6:01PM1.80m | 6:09AM1.64m | 6:39PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.01m | 11:28PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.03m | 00:07AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 524 | 452 | 443 | 379 | 327 | 325 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 284 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 192 | 306 | 275 | 196 | 156 | 156 | 437 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 108 | 140 | 101 | 51 | 223 | 201 | 84 | 136 | 85 | 79 | 25 | 204 | 292 | 192 | 196 | 191 | 140 | 219 | 158 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 84 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 53 | — | — | 21 | 40 | 104 | 178 | 88 | 18 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 |
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