Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 101 | 97 | 97 | 159 | 291 | 408 | 485 | 527 | 482 | 396 | 424 | 297 | 217 | 203 | 183 | 143 | 146 | 513 | 474 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:46PM1.66m | 2:55AM1.65m | 3:11PM1.81m | 3:22AM1.74m | 3:38PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.24m | 8:52PM0.22m | 8:58AM0.11m | 9:18PM0.09m | 9:24AM0.01m | 9:46PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 133 | 101 | 97 | 97 | 78 | 291 | 408 | 485 | 527 | 482 | 396 | 424 | 297 | 217 | 204 | 178 | 151 | 96 | 513 | 474 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 62 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 203 | 183 | 143 | 130 | 5 | 6 | 437 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 11 | SSW 17 | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 82 | 20 | 55 | 159 | 44 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 85 | 146 | 9 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 11 | 35 | 56 | 87 | 114 | 181 | 236 | — | — | — | — | 158 | 474 | 931 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 26 | 182 | 258 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 669 | 303 |
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