Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 422 | 530 | 501 | 467 | 336 | 282 | 236 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 274 | 336 | 312 | 447 | 656 | 563 | 1032 | 1325 | 1230 | 1331 | 1632 | 1115 | 949 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.16m | 9:36PM1.23m | 10:15AM1.07m | 11:15PM1.16m | 12:21PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.62m | 2:57PM0.61m | 4:04AM0.70m | 4:19PM0.71m | 5:55AM0.71m | 6:18PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 9 |
| kJ | 440 | 396 | 403 | 361 | 361 | 319 | 282 | 236 | 274 | 202 | 185 | 155 | 134 | 102 | 88 | 64 | 54 | 101 | 80 | 61 | 221 | 441 | 768 | 601 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 21 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 362 | 422 | 530 | 501 | 467 | 336 | 273 | 219 | 236 | 192 | 167 | 167 | 336 | 312 | 164 | 108 | 106 | 30 | 9 | 44 | 59 | 43 | 42 | 949 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SW 22 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 195 | — | 121 | 121 | 167 | 164 | 164 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 28 | 32 | 49 | 77 | 114 | 255 | 332 | 416 | 206 | — | 274 | 32 | — | 447 | 656 | 563 | 1032 | 1325 | 1230 | 1331 | 1632 | 1115 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 307 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 148 | 658 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 380 | 378 | 258 | 378 | 303 | 303 |
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