Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 2AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1421 | 1400 | 1491 | 1298 | 1058 | 920 | 794 | 661 | 569 | 555 | 526 | 237 | 288 | 474 | 377 | 358 | 357 | 349 | 343 | 172 | 275 | 342 | 398 | 664 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.52m | 2:20PM1.45m | 2:42AM1.62m | 3:12PM1.59m | 3:31AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.43m | 8:07AM0.33m | 8:23PM0.32m | 8:59AM0.21m | 9:16PM0.21m | 9:44AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1421 | 1400 | 1491 | 1298 | 1058 | 920 | 794 | 661 | 569 | 555 | 526 | 183 | 251 | 284 | 377 | 358 | 164 | 149 | 343 | 258 | 244 | 342 | 398 | 664 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 30 | 49 | 46 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 237 | 288 | 265 | 209 | 205 | 33 | 29 | 151 | 172 | 275 | 218 | 197 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | — | SE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 2 | — | 21 | 106 | 83 | 85 | 32 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 45 | 60 | 77 | — | — | 41 | 28 | — | — | — | 474 | — | — | 357 | 349 | — | 241 | 39 | 26 | 242 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
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