Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 3AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 338 | 286 | 286 | 229 | 161 | 292 | 280 | 431 | 588 | 563 | 571 | 631 | 838 | 1184 | 1275 | 1399 | 1207 | 1196 | 744 | 560 | 968 | 530 | 512 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:45PM1.71m | 5:02AM1.72m | 5:31PM1.71m | 5:46AM1.65m | 6:18PM1.66m | 6:30AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.14m | 11:14AM0.09m | 11:37PM0.20m | 11:57AM0.13m | 00:25AM0.29m | 12:40PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 338 | 286 | 286 | 229 | 103 | 233 | 187 | 431 | 588 | 563 | 571 | 631 | 838 | 1184 | 1275 | 1399 | 1207 | 1196 | 744 | 560 | 291 | 530 | 13 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 119 | 161 | 292 | 280 | 66 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 412 | 366 | 12 | 12 | — | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 16 | E 7 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | ENE 9 | SW 18 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 66 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 37 | 59 | 27 | 80 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 48 | 968 | 212 | 512 | 551 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 258 | 211 |
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