Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 886 | 857 | 828 | 790 | 787 | 931 | 1107 | 1083 | 1034 | 1012 | 969 | 873 | 777 | 631 | 528 | 483 | 380 | 477 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.37m | 6:47AM1.24m | 7:01PM1.20m | 7:19AM1.08m | 7:46PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.52m | 12:53PM0.60m | 1:21AM0.68m | 1:30PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 347 | 333 | 379 | 379 | 445 | 715 | 1107 | 1083 | 1034 | 1012 | 969 | 873 | 777 | 631 | 528 | 483 | 380 | 116 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 85 | 138 | 120 | 113 | 408 | 86 | 93 | 75 | 50 | 77 | 125 | 53 | 135 | 128 | 191 | 120 | 253 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 88 | 43 | 73 | 75 | 103 | — | — | — | 23 | 47 | — | 94 | 49 | 47 | 81 | 82 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 886 | 857 | 828 | 790 | 787 | 931 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 477 | 476 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 882 | 181 | 806 | 806 | 806 | 806 | 26 | 1222 | 882 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
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