Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1328 | 1299 | 984 | 1151 | 997 | 961 | 811 | 586 | 541 | 522 | 493 | 489 | 432 | 386 | 392 | 347 | 347 | 305 | 297 | 298 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.20m | 7:19AM1.08m | 7:46PM1.04m | 11:54AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.60m | 1:21AM0.68m | 1:30PM0.77m | 3:05AM0.83m | 6:11PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1328 | 93 | 984 | 1151 | 997 | 961 | 811 | 586 | 541 | 522 | 120 | 489 | 432 | 386 | 392 | 347 | 347 | 305 | 297 | 298 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 86 | — | 270 | 71 | 77 | 125 | 77 | 74 | 128 | 191 | 138 | 116 | 71 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 119 | 240 | 284 | 348 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | 23 | 47 | — | 94 | 135 | 47 | 107 | 82 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 26 | 53 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 493 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1218 | 1218 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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