Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 474 | 336 | 294 | 279 | 268 | 254 | 249 | 245 | 229 | 794 | 1336 | 2267 | 6143 | 7240 | 6165 | 4347 | 3098 | 2204 | 1643 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:32PM1.14m | 12:11PM1.12m | 00:53AM1.24m | 1:34PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.71m | 5:26AM0.71m | 6:26PM0.67m | 7:15AM0.55m | 7:44PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 474 | 336 | 275 | 279 | 268 | 251 | 241 | 198 | 194 | 157 | 1336 | 2267 | 6143 | 7240 | 6165 | 4347 | 3098 | 2204 | 1643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 9 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 230 | 167 | 294 | 188 | 154 | 254 | 249 | 245 | 229 | 225 | 153 | 617 | 184 | 153 | 154 | — | — | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 10 | E 8 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 152 | 192 | 155 | 242 | 263 | 114 | 88 | 84 | 57 | 794 | 173 | 135 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 205 | 70 | 92 | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 181 |
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