Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 4AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 959 | 1151 | 1109 | 961 | 859 | 721 | 589 | 522 | 380 | 489 | 443 | 439 | 438 | 488 | 381 | 338 | 339 | 334 | 344 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.20m | 7:19AM1.08m | 7:46PM1.04m | 11:54AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.68m | 1:30PM0.77m | 3:05AM0.83m | 6:11PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 959 | 1151 | 1109 | 961 | 859 | 721 | 589 | 522 | 380 | 489 | 443 | 439 | 438 | 381 | 381 | 338 | 339 | 318 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 309 | 71 | 77 | 125 | 53 | 135 | 128 | 191 | 120 | 116 | 71 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 119 | 240 | 23 | 344 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 23 | 44 | — | 94 | 49 | 47 | 107 | 84 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 23 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 488 | — | — | — | 334 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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