Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 347 | 263 | 207 | 202 | 164 | 164 | 159 | 155 | 152 | 268 | 321 | 290 | 222 | 330 | 522 | 739 | 1193 | 1023 | 721 | 512 | 351 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36AM1.49m | 6:58PM1.52m | 7:04AM1.35m | 7:26PM1.36m | 7:34AM1.20m | 8:02PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:06AM0.43m | 1:10PM0.44m | 1:38AM0.57m | 1:43PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 479 | 347 | 251 | 207 | 202 | 164 | 164 | 159 | 155 | 152 | 145 | 117 | 290 | 222 | 106 | 141 | 114 | 60 | 39 | 151 | 142 | 351 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 140 | 268 | 321 | 89 | 90 | 330 | — | 43 | 30 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 164 | 469 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 155 | 13 | — | 28 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 64 | 62 | 24 | 17 | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 58 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 100 | 263 | 170 | 98 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 33 | 49 | 62 | 522 | 739 | 1193 | 1023 | 721 | 512 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 211 | 659 | 182 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 561 | 258 | 303 | 658 | 211 | 0 | 0 |
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