Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 169 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 111 | 113 | 113 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 99 | 113 | 159 | 219 | 87 | 123 | 167 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.21m | 1:55PM1.32m | 2:01AM1.37m | 2:21PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.70m | 7:41AM0.55m | 7:59PM0.53m | 8:07AM0.39m | 8:25PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 169 | 169 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 111 | 113 | 113 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 99 | 99 | 62 | 50 | 71 | 82 | 56 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | E 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 82 | 16 | 69 | 64 | 159 | 219 | 51 | 46 | 102 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 80 | 113 | 27 | 17 | 87 | 123 | 167 | 150 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 90 | 148 | 164 | 136 | 91 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 182 | 148 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 837 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
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