Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 7PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1368 | 1258 | 913 | 761 | 695 | 683 | 614 | 546 | 494 | 551 | 486 | 486 | 478 | 440 | 422 | 498 | 508 | 467 | 336 | 282 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:54PM1.49m | 8:00AM1.29m | 8:37PM1.35m | 8:50AM1.16m | 9:36PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.33m | 2:04AM0.51m | 2:07PM0.47m | 2:52AM0.62m | 2:57PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1368 | 1258 | 913 | 761 | 695 | 683 | 614 | 546 | 494 | 551 | 486 | 486 | 478 | 440 | 396 | 403 | 361 | 467 | 282 | 282 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 149 | 180 | 201 | 143 | 86 | 164 | 125 | 109 | 306 | 298 | 291 | 362 | 422 | 498 | 508 | 319 | 336 | 273 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | E 9 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 17 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 63 | 58 | 15 | 51 | 113 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 115 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 115 | 247 | 323 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 303 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 382 | 25 | 0 |
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