Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 3PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 884 | 802 | 710 | 724 | 753 | 813 | 828 | 730 | 716 | 615 | 524 | 452 | 443 | 379 | 327 | 327 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 284 | 239 | 239 | 233 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.79m | 4:55AM1.76m | 5:22PM1.82m | 5:33AM1.72m | 6:01PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.04m | 10:47PM0.11m | 11:04AM0.01m | 11:28PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.03m | 00:07AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 884 | 802 | 710 | 724 | 753 | 813 | 828 | 730 | 716 | 615 | 524 | 452 | 443 | 379 | 327 | 327 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 284 | 239 | 239 | 233 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 4 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 96 | 127 | 96 | 40 | 131 | 201 | 151 | 136 | 85 | 85 | 102 | 105 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | SW 16 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | — | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | — | 15 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 84 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 89 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 211 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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