Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 7PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 34°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 186 | 20 | 41 | 173 | 123 | 170 | 268 | 405 | 544 | 837 | 794 | 991 | 766 | 602 | 362 | 277 | 181 | 359 | 263 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.78m | 6:13AM1.59m | 6:35PM1.65m | 6:48AM1.45m | 7:14PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.06m | 00:12AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:47AM0.32m | 12:55PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 194 | 186 | 147 | 144 | 173 | 197 | 154 | 186 | 405 | 544 | 837 | 794 | 991 | 766 | 602 | 138 | 277 | 181 | 519 | 777 | 688 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 10 | — | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 75 | 123 | 170 | 268 | 126 | 96 | 94 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 54 | 362 | 67 | — | 359 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 10 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 76 | 58 | 59 | 53 | 73 | 52 | 52 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 107 | 257 | 227 | 490 | 210 | 263 | 292 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 714 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 181 | 714 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 211 | 900 | 25 | 108 | 192 |
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