
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
802 | 782 | 933 | 993 | 993 | 992 | 1368 | 929 | 841 | 761 | 695 | 683 | 614 | 614 | 551 | 494 | 486 | 486 | 478 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:16PM1.62m | 7:21AM1.42m | 7:54PM1.49m | 8:00AM1.29m | 8:37PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.40m | 1:28PM0.33m | 2:04AM0.51m | 2:07PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
802 | 782 | 933 | 993 | 993 | 992 | 1368 | 929 | 841 | 761 | 695 | 683 | 614 | 614 | 551 | 494 | 486 | 486 | 478 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
238 | 270 | 106 | 130 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 107 | 165 | 243 | 230 | 146 | 90 | 65 | 125 | 109 | 306 | 298 | 326 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
98 | 98 | 75 | 71 | 15 | 47 | 17 | 48 | 31 | 68 | 27 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 17 | 113 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
5 | — | — | — | 169 | 67 | 140 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 111 | 26 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast | |||||||||||||||||||
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