Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 301 | 314 | 307 | 251 | 246 | 240 | 199 | 157 | 186 | 177 | 173 | 173 | 123 | 168 | 268 | 334 | 551 | 870 | 978 | 1107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.87m | 5:42AM1.70m | 6:02PM1.78m | 6:13AM1.59m | 6:35PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM-0.01m | 11:40PM0.09m | 11:46AM0.06m | 00:12AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 246 | 301 | 314 | 307 | 251 | 246 | 240 | 199 | 157 | 11 | 177 | 173 | 173 | 202 | 154 | 215 | 196 | 146 | 870 | 978 | 1107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 98 | 64 | 44 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 75 | 123 | 168 | 268 | 334 | 551 | 73 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 10 | — | ENE 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 129 | 69 | 51 | 54 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 8 | 5 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 44 | 56 | 36 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 211 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 303 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 182 | 303 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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