Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 3AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 430 | 472 | 511 | 465 | 634 | 495 | 583 | 802 | 782 | 795 | 864 | 993 | 1277 | 1216 | 1118 | 976 | 827 | 813 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.73m | 6:45AM1.54m | 7:16PM1.62m | 7:21AM1.42m | 7:54PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.29m | 12:52PM0.20m | 1:23AM0.40m | 1:28PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 156 | 430 | 472 | 511 | 465 | 634 | 495 | 583 | 802 | 782 | 795 | 864 | 993 | 1277 | 1216 | 1118 | 976 | 827 | 813 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 219 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 419 | 344 | 318 | 156 | 286 | 320 | 216 | 164 | 69 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 156 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 11 | 77 | 229 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 264 | 98 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 51 | 29 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 53 | 111 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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