Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 467 | 336 | 282 | 236 | 236 | 202 | 202 | 297 | 336 | 475 | 447 | 774 | 606 | 1427 | 2138 | 2863 | 3596 | 2409 | 1357 | 821 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.16m | 9:36PM1.23m | 10:15AM1.07m | 11:15PM1.16m | 12:21PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.61m | 4:04AM0.70m | 4:19PM0.71m | 5:55AM0.71m | 6:18PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 |
| kJ | 361 | 361 | 319 | 282 | 236 | 301 | 202 | 185 | 134 | 102 | 475 | 447 | 49 | 106 | 103 | 79 | 61 | 256 | 436 | 759 | 821 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 21 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 501 | 467 | 336 | 273 | 219 | 236 | 192 | 202 | 297 | 336 | 83 | 75 | 108 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 88 | 60 | 59 | 42 | 818 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | E 9 | SW 22 | ENE 8 | — | — | E 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 195 | — | 121 | 167 | 28 | 164 | 164 | — | — | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | — | 8 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 50 | 94 | 161 | 315 | 365 | 434 | 216 | — | 28 | 33 | — | 66 | 774 | 606 | 1427 | 2138 | 2863 | 3596 | 2409 | 1357 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 535 | 307 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 103 | 182 | 20 | 0 | 182 | 714 | 692 | 658 | 658 | 378 | 378 | 26 | 0 |
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