Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 3PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 514 | 499 | 499 | 461 | 241 | 214 | 276 | 151 | 144 | 239 | 180 | 161 | 198 | 149 | 229 | 295 | 751 | 742 | 643 | 532 | 888 | 1060 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.28m | 2:41AM1.40m | 3:07PM1.40m | 3:15AM1.51m | 3:39PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.52m | 8:29PM0.52m | 8:55AM0.40m | 9:05PM0.42m | 9:26AM0.28m | 9:38PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 345 | 307 | 294 | 499 | 461 | 241 | 213 | 169 | 117 | 163 | 154 | 142 | 113 | 83 | 39 | 115 | 295 | 751 | 742 | 643 | 532 | 47 | 393 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 433 | 514 | 499 | 206 | 159 | 112 | 76 | 276 | 45 | 144 | 239 | 180 | 161 | 198 | 129 | 229 | 131 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 44 | — | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | S 17 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 31 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 224 | 214 | 47 | 151 | 78 | 75 | 39 | 40 | 69 | 149 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 16 | 34 | 71 | 140 | 187 | 177 | 299 | 240 | 183 | — | 16 | 59 | 109 | 121 | 157 | 131 | 120 | 240 | 888 | 1060 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 25 | 669 | 661 | 396 | 192 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 180 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 829 | 378 | 26 | 182 | 239 |
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