
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 95 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 138 | 138 | 180 | 170 | 196 | 387 | 1403 | 1474 | 1544 | 1379 | 1449 | 1691 | 2723 | 3420 | 3724 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.46m | 8:57AM1.26m | 9:45PM1.41m | 10:19AM1.19m | 11:09PM1.39m | 11:56AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.39m | 2:58AM0.52m | 3:07PM0.47m | 4:14AM0.56m | 4:25PM0.53m | 5:43AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
47 | 135 | 154 | 123 | 88 | 59 | 39 | 100 | 100 | 38 | 21 | 49 | 52 | 80 | 387 | 1403 | 1474 | 1544 | 1379 | 1449 | 1691 | 2723 | 3420 | 3724 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
54 | 46 | 45 | 81 | 77 | 95 | 99 | 30 | 22 | 138 | 138 | 180 | 170 | 42 | 59 | 42 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | NE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
17 | 81 | 81 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 196 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
139 | 215 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 37 | 39 | — | 11 | 40 | 46 | 123 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 714 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
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