Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 665 | 530 | 522 | 522 | 424 | 404 | 362 | 514 | 499 | 499 | 461 | 241 | 283 | 276 | 151 | 144 | 239 | 180 | 161 | 663 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:43PM1.16m | 1:58AM1.29m | 2:31PM1.28m | 2:41AM1.40m | 3:07PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.63m | 8:18AM0.52m | 8:29PM0.52m | 8:55AM0.40m | 9:05PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 521 | 474 | 465 | 465 | 424 | 404 | 345 | 307 | 266 | 499 | 461 | 241 | 213 | 169 | 117 | 163 | 154 | 147 | 113 | 68 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 665 | 530 | 522 | 522 | 400 | 389 | 362 | 514 | 499 | 206 | 159 | 132 | 76 | 276 | 45 | 144 | 239 | 180 | 161 | 69 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | S 17 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | — | 25 | 5 | 224 | 283 | 61 | 151 | 78 | 75 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 36 | 71 | 129 | 171 | 177 | 299 | 240 | — | 126 | 663 | 144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 303 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 675 | 669 | 396 | 192 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 108 | 182 | 27 |
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