Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
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 Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 555 | 293 | 288 | 237 | 265 | 256 | 377 | 368 | 368 | 332 | 246 | 486 | 690 | 758 | 670 | 766 | 725 | 740 | 755 | 696 | 696 | 696 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.45m | 2:42AM1.62m | 3:12PM1.59m | 3:31AM1.71m | 3:58PM1.71m | 4:14AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.32m | 8:59AM0.21m | 9:16PM0.21m | 9:44AM0.11m | 10:03PM0.14m | 10:25AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | 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 |
| kJ | 569 | 555 | 118 | 134 | 143 | 105 | 168 | 377 | 164 | 191 | 332 | 238 | 486 | 690 | 758 | 670 | 766 | 725 | 740 | 755 | 696 | 696 | 696 | 635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 27 | 293 | 288 | 237 | 131 | 160 | 205 | 33 | 14 | 143 | 246 | 83 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | — | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | — | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 19 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 17 | 39 | 86 | 265 | 256 | 32 | 2 | — | 46 | 121 | — | 34 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | — | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | 118 | 181 | — | — | 368 | 368 | 14 | — | 169 | 19 | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
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