Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 625 | 652 | 545 | 407 | 338 | 286 | 286 | 229 | 161 | 292 | 280 | 431 | 588 | 563 | 571 | 754 | 838 | 1035 | 1257 | 1259 | 1190 | 1004 | 613 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.77m | 4:45PM1.71m | 5:02AM1.72m | 5:31PM1.71m | 5:46AM1.65m | 6:18PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.07m | 10:50PM0.14m | 11:14AM0.09m | 11:37PM0.20m | 11:57AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 152 | 625 | 652 | 545 | 407 | 338 | 286 | 286 | 229 | 130 | 173 | 187 | 431 | 588 | 563 | 571 | 754 | 838 | 1035 | 1257 | 1259 | 1190 | 1004 | 613 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 254 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 119 | 161 | 292 | 280 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 123 | 402 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 16 | E 7 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 66 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
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