
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 2AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1398 | 1174 | 1156 | 1360 | 1569 | 2736 | 3330 | 3197 | 2895 | 2577 | 2319 | 1980 | 1616 | 1430 | 1279 | 1249 | 1443 | 1657 | 1249 | 1092 | 949 | 820 | 773 | 657 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.39m | 11:56AM1.21m | 00:35AM1.43m | 1:18PM1.31m | 1:46AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.53m | 5:43AM0.54m | 5:57PM0.52m | 7:04AM0.46m | 7:18PM0.43m | 8:07AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1398 | 1174 | 1156 | 1360 | 1569 | 2736 | 3330 | 3197 | 2895 | 2577 | 2319 | 1980 | 1616 | 1430 | 1279 | 1249 | 1443 | 1657 | 1249 | 1092 | 949 | 820 | 773 | 657 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
35 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 38 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 51 | 78 | 24 | 98 | 67 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 7 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | 62 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 378 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 870 |
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