Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 237 | 303 | 209 | 323 | 358 | 319 | 291 | 210 | 430 | 690 | 775 | 771 | 766 | 814 | 830 | 769 | 769 | 784 | 694 | 635 | 635 | 650 | 569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.62m | 3:12PM1.59m | 3:31AM1.71m | 3:58PM1.71m | 4:14AM1.75m | 4:41PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.21m | 9:16PM0.21m | 9:44AM0.11m | 10:03PM0.14m | 10:25AM0.04m | 10:47PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 174 | 162 | 139 | 146 | 323 | 164 | 191 | 291 | 238 | 430 | 690 | 775 | 771 | 766 | 814 | 830 | 769 | 769 | 784 | 694 | 635 | 635 | 650 | 569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 288 | 237 | 115 | 164 | 205 | 33 | 14 | 143 | 210 | 112 | 80 | 50 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 11 | — | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SW 17 | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 77 | 265 | 209 | 32 | 2 | — | 40 | 135 | 156 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 8 | — | 11 | 5 | — | 7 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | NNE 4 | ENE 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 303 | — | — | 358 | 319 | — | 18 | 169 | 14 | 25 | — | — | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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