Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 2PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1212 | 979 | 749 | 618 | 474 | 336 | 296 | 279 | 268 | 254 | 249 | 245 | 229 | 794 | 1336 | 2267 | 5804 | 6911 | 5936 | 4401 | 3098 | 2204 | 1666 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.10m | 10:32PM1.14m | 12:11PM1.12m | 00:53AM1.24m | 1:34PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.71m | 5:26AM0.71m | 6:26PM0.67m | 7:15AM0.55m | 7:44PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1212 | 979 | 749 | 618 | 474 | 336 | 275 | 279 | 268 | 251 | 241 | 198 | 194 | 157 | 1336 | 2267 | 5804 | 6911 | 5936 | 4401 | 3098 | 2204 | 1666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 9 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 71 | 74 | 98 | 230 | 167 | 296 | 188 | 154 | 254 | 249 | 245 | 229 | 225 | 153 | 607 | 151 | 154 | 154 | — | 70 | 71 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 10 | E 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 115 | 169 | 165 | 152 | 192 | 155 | 242 | 263 | 114 | 88 | 69 | 57 | 794 | 173 | 132 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 23 | 65 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 882 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 134 | 181 | 180 |
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