Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 212 | 203 | 199 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 119 | 119 | 108 | 112 | 130 | 105 | 325 | 508 | 582 | 550 | 499 | 397 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.94m | 4:12AM1.81m | 4:30PM1.95m | 4:41AM1.80m | 4:57PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.01m | 10:15AM-0.06m | 10:37PM0.01m | 10:43AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 230 | 212 | 203 | 199 | 165 | 162 | 158 | 119 | 119 | 108 | 112 | 113 | 248 | 106 | 508 | 582 | 550 | 499 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 107 | 96 | 99 | 130 | 105 | 71 | 106 | 79 | 78 | 39 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 82 | 76 | 45 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 325 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 33 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 62 | 80 | 108 | 165 | 240 | 371 | 576 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 669 | 714 | 714 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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