Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 1AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 791 | 662 | 576 | 522 | 855 | 1003 | 1082 | 1112 | 1215 | 1437 | 1232 | 1097 | 1121 | 1074 | 1107 | 1069 | 997 | 904 | 783 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.62m | 4:14AM1.66m | 4:37PM1.70m | 4:42AM1.70m | 5:05PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.25m | 10:23AM0.11m | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 791 | 662 | 576 | 522 | 83 | 83 | 94 | 68 | 53 | — | 312 | 303 | 290 | 232 | 232 | 158 | 156 | 904 | 783 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 316 | 183 | 115 | 344 | 87 | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 60 | 56 | 209 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 321 | 111 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 69 | 29 | 73 | 855 | 1003 | 1082 | 1112 | 1215 | 1437 | 1232 | 1097 | 1121 | 1074 | 1107 | 1069 | 997 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 248 | 303 | 378 | 378 | 211 | 195 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 211 | 882 | 882 | 26 | 10 |
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