Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 6PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 494 | 486 | 486 | 478 | 440 | 448 | 530 | 501 | 467 | 336 | 278 | 278 | 236 | 232 | 202 | 297 | 273 | 312 | 447 | 964 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.35m | 8:50AM1.16m | 9:36PM1.23m | 10:15AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.47m | 2:52AM0.62m | 2:57PM0.61m | 4:04AM0.70m | 4:19PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 494 | 494 | 486 | 486 | 478 | 440 | 448 | 403 | 361 | 361 | 319 | 278 | 332 | 274 | 200 | 163 | 134 | 105 | 105 | 86 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 125 | 109 | 306 | 298 | 326 | 362 | 422 | 530 | 501 | 467 | 336 | 273 | 278 | 236 | 232 | 202 | 297 | 273 | 312 | 161 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | E 9 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 51 | 113 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 219 | 195 | 151 | 121 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 161 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 49 | 77 | 114 | 230 | 494 | 404 | 292 | — | 16 | 24 | 20 | 447 | 964 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 405 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 211 | 182 | 20 | 10 | 20 |
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