Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 9AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 800 | 599 | 404 | 286 | 780 | 577 | 309 | 267 | 242 | 229 | 109 | 176 | 133 | 131 | 106 | 138 | 181 | 322 | 314 | 565 | 459 | 326 | 453 | 1230 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:54AM1.57m | 4:19PM1.54m | 4:26AM1.60m | 4:51PM1.58m | 4:57AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.23m | 10:18PM0.30m | 10:38AM0.20m | 10:51PM0.29m | 11:09AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 283 | 264 | 404 | 286 | 780 | 577 | 177 | 210 | 239 | 89 | 94 | 71 | 133 | 131 | 262 | 319 | 302 | 283 | 311 | 257 | 217 | 172 | 154 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 67 | 261 | 261 | 101 | 123 | 309 | 267 | 242 | 117 | 109 | 176 | 21 | 26 | 106 | 136 | 172 | 322 | 314 | 565 | 89 | 192 | 189 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | SSW 13 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 64 | 101 | — | — | 55 | — | — | 229 | 85 | — | — | — | 30 | 138 | 181 | 147 | 156 | — | 459 | 326 | 41 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 7 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 4 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 800 | 599 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 26 | 209 | 282 | 273 | 384 | 154 | — | 393 | 494 | 38 | 121 | — | 453 | 1230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 258 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 60 | 0 | 18 | 20 |
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