Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 588 | 563 | 571 | 631 | 838 | 1049 | 1312 | 1259 | 1207 | 1075 | 613 | 560 | 1120 | 530 | 512 | 491 | 504 | 476 | 1452 | 1430 | 1385 | 1342 | 1179 | 1022 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.71m | 5:46AM1.65m | 6:18PM1.66m | 6:30AM1.54m | 7:06PM1.59m | 7:16AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.20m | 11:57AM0.13m | 00:25AM0.29m | 12:40PM0.21m | 1:14AM0.40m | 1:26PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 588 | 563 | 571 | 631 | 838 | 1049 | 1312 | 1259 | 1207 | 1075 | 613 | 560 | 291 | 530 | 12 | 321 | 346 | 303 | 1452 | 1430 | 1385 | 1342 | 1179 | 1022 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 402 | 366 | 14 | 12 | — | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | ENE 9 | SW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 37 | 59 | 26 | 80 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 42 | 1120 | 219 | 512 | 491 | 504 | 476 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 258 | 405 | 211 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 688 |
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