Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 272 | 264 | 257 | 200 | 203 | 279 | 318 | 272 | 123 | 223 | 801 | 2226 | 2192 | 1920 | 1604 | 1391 | 1119 | 847 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.30m | 1:26PM1.27m | 1:52AM1.44m | 2:26PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.63m | 7:08AM0.54m | 7:30PM0.50m | 8:11AM0.37m | 8:31PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 287 | 272 | 417 | 310 | 169 | 181 | 115 | 318 | 272 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 65 | 66 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 52 | 36 | 264 | 257 | 200 | 203 | 54 | 59 | 46 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 5 | 279 | 88 | 88 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 224 | 403 | 541 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 123 | 223 | 801 | 2226 | 2192 | 1920 | 1604 | 1391 | 1119 | 847 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 83 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 180 | 658 | 181 | 236 | 27 | 838 | 659 | 405 | 535 | 378 | 211 | 211 | 27 |
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