Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 194 | 194 | 186 | 177 | 173 | 75 | 123 | 170 | 268 | 405 | 544 | 837 | 693 | 991 | 766 | 602 | 362 | 253 | 227 | 167 | 258 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.78m | 6:13AM1.59m | 6:35PM1.65m | 6:48AM1.45m | 7:14PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.06m | 00:12AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:47AM0.32m | 12:55PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 198 | 194 | 194 | 11 | 177 | 173 | 180 | 202 | 154 | 186 | 151 | 544 | 837 | 693 | 991 | 766 | 602 | 362 | 253 | 227 | 517 | 809 | 588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | — | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 75 | 123 | 170 | 268 | 405 | 99 | 56 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 46 | 60 | — | 167 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 10 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 154 | 65 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 52 | 52 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 12 | 186 | 25 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | 101 | 17 | 137 | 465 | 916 | 258 | 411 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 25 | 658 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 181 | 303 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 211 | 211 | 20 | 85 | 182 |
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