
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 10PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
938 | 951 | 970 | 867 | 884 | 802 | 710 | 818 | 753 | 813 | 828 | 730 | 627 | 603 | 514 | 443 | 386 | 386 | 333 | 327 | 279 | 279 | 284 | 234 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.71m | 4:14AM1.75m | 4:41PM1.79m | 4:55AM1.76m | 5:22PM1.82m | 5:33AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.14m | 10:25AM0.04m | 10:47PM0.11m | 11:04AM0.01m | 11:28PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | 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 |
938 | 951 | 970 | 867 | 884 | 802 | 710 | 818 | 753 | 813 | 828 | 730 | 627 | 603 | 514 | 443 | 386 | 386 | 333 | 327 | 279 | 279 | 284 | 234 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 51 | 92 | 94 | 49 | 226 | 156 | 151 | 103 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | SW 13 | S 16 | — | SW 16 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
17 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 211 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 182 |
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