Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 119 | 94 | 99 | 113 | 159 | 161 | 87 | 123 | 167 | 150 | 98 | 159 | 136 | 133 | 101 | 97 | 97 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.37m | 2:21PM1.50m | 2:28AM1.52m | 2:46PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.53m | 8:07AM0.39m | 8:25PM0.37m | 8:32AM0.24m | 8:52PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 116 | 119 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 50 | 34 | 144 | 123 | 97 | 107 | 87 | 136 | 133 | 101 | 97 | 97 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 82 | 21 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 161 | 87 | 40 | 64 | 150 | 69 | 159 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 49 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 11 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 54 | 15 | 81 | 80 | 113 | 159 | 17 | 77 | 123 | 167 | 57 | 98 | 132 | 92 | 85 | 82 | 20 | 55 | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | WNW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 50 | 80 | 103 | 97 | 158 | 167 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 29 | 58 | 60 | 34 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 41 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 182 | 211 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
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