Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- 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 4PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| 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 Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 292 | 280 | 431 | 588 | 563 | 571 | 631 | 929 | 1184 | 1312 | 1259 | 1207 | 1075 | 613 | 560 | 968 | 1737 | 437 | 416 | 378 | 585 | 1127 | 1248 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.71m | 5:46AM1.65m | 6:18PM1.66m | 6:30AM1.54m | 7:06PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.09m | 11:37PM0.20m | 11:57AM0.13m | 00:25AM0.29m | 12:40PM0.21m | 1:14AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | 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 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 103 | 233 | 187 | 431 | 588 | 563 | 571 | 631 | 929 | 1184 | 1312 | 1259 | 1207 | 1075 | 613 | 560 | 291 | 12 | 437 | 389 | 378 | 289 | 1127 | 1248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 161 | 292 | 280 | 66 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 402 | 366 | 22 | — | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | ENE 9 | SW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 59 | 26 | 80 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 968 | 1737 | 352 | 416 | 368 | 585 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 258 | 239 | 211 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
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