Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 269 | 189 | 205 | 129 | 152 | 129 | 348 | 343 | 397 | 291 | 272 | 264 | 206 | 203 | 175 | 220 | 318 | 272 | 263 | 505 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.15m | 10:33PM1.26m | 11:43AM1.12m | 00:36AM1.30m | 1:26PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.61m | 5:17AM0.65m | 5:51PM0.63m | 7:08AM0.54m | 7:30PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 273 | 269 | 109 | 205 | 109 | 113 | 115 | 113 | 343 | 397 | 291 | 272 | 264 | 343 | 202 | 142 | 143 | 318 | 272 | 87 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 85 | 111 | 189 | 109 | 129 | 152 | 129 | 348 | 90 | 96 | 71 | 73 | 35 | 206 | 203 | 175 | 220 | 59 | 90 | 19 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SE 4 | — | — | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 69 | 75 | 121 | 5 | — | — | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 64 | 2 | 88 | 36 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 84 | 224 | 363 | 373 | 366 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 41 | 94 | 263 | 505 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 182 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 192 | 192 | 254 | 51 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 180 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 380 |
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