Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2891 | 2378 | 1618 | 1730 | 786 | 618 | 557 | 494 | 246 | 386 | 379 | 132 | 81 | 84 | 123 | 227 | 298 | 481 | 697 | 856 | 602 | 1549 | 1444 |
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 | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.12m | 1:55AM1.24m | 2:24PM1.29m | 2:29AM1.39m | 2:52PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.70m | 7:46PM0.68m | 8:12AM0.54m | 8:23PM0.53m | 8:40AM0.39m | 8:53PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1090 | 786 | 618 | 557 | 494 | 246 | 386 | 379 | 132 | 81 | 79 | 90 | 63 | 298 | 481 | 697 | 856 | 602 | 1549 | 1444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 226 | 15 | 15 | 118 | 78 | 48 | 123 | 227 | 65 | 51 | 62 | 32 | 459 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 27 | 6 | 45 | 84 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2891 | 2378 | 1618 | 1730 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 658 | 211 | 241 | 658 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 26 |
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