Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SSW 20 | E 10 | SSW 18 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 546 | 1445 | 948 | 1202 | 1105 | 1012 | 924 | 766 | 659 | 562 | 477 | 443 | 390 | 191 | 230 | 349 | 273 | 292 | 264 | 325 | 440 | 384 | 557 | 502 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25AM1.70m | 3:50PM1.80m | 4:02AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.89m | 4:37AM1.80m | 5:00PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.07m | 9:56PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:32PM0.05m | 10:42AM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 546 | 982 | 948 | 917 | 1105 | 1012 | 924 | 766 | 659 | 562 | 477 | 443 | 390 | 191 | 145 | 204 | 273 | 284 | 264 | 325 | 440 | 384 | 557 | 502 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 455 | 372 | 332 | 287 | 193 | 193 | 117 | 161 | 128 | 161 | 158 | 119 | 75 | 116 | 230 | 125 | 114 | 91 | 209 | 57 | 108 | 66 | 64 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 384 | 440 | 283 | 260 | 23 | 22 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 98 | 97 | 84 | 124 | 74 | 188 | 349 | 251 | 292 | 16 | 150 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 459 | 1445 | — | 1202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 26 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 870 | 27 | 834 | 882 | 882 | 882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 0 |
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