Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 861 | 844 | 853 | 576 | 541 | 763 | 796 | 887 | 924 | 943 | 1028 | 1254 | 1839 | 1905 | 1877 | 2010 | 2078 | 1813 | 1528 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.75m | 5:10AM1.71m | 5:33PM1.77m | 5:39AM1.69m | 6:02PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.05m | 11:37PM0.18m | 11:46AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 156 | 844 | 853 | 576 | 541 | 763 | 796 | 887 | 924 | 943 | 1028 | 1254 | 1839 | 1905 | 1877 | 2010 | 2078 | 1813 | 1528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 209 | 199 | 276 | 238 | 81 | 35 | 52 | 44 | 34 | 16 | 29 | 56 | 50 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 34 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 13 | — | S 16 | — | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 83 | 63 | 54 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 861 | — | — | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 872 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 870 | 831 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 688 | 192 | 0 | 0 |
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