Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1473 | 1454 | 1258 | 1107 | 1266 | 1210 | 1133 | 929 | 904 | 990 | 805 | 734 | 424 | 699 | 745 | 906 | 962 | 1112 | 1040 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.70m | 4:42AM1.70m | 5:05PM1.75m | 5:10AM1.71m | 5:33PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.07m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 54 | — | 312 | 303 | 1069 | 232 | 232 | 158 | 156 | 800 | 805 | 734 | 424 | 699 | 745 | 906 | 962 | 1112 | 1040 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 290 | — | 64 | 60 | 56 | 209 | 199 | 82 | 268 | 81 | 35 | 22 | 44 | 17 | 535 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 63 | 54 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1473 | 1454 | 1258 | 1107 | 1266 | 1210 | 1133 | 929 | 904 | 990 | — | 456 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 378 | 192 | 192 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 862 | 882 | 882 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 870 | 111 | 10 | 0 |
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