Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 3PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 331 | 356 | 255 | 431 | 336 | 181 | 136 | 198 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 32 | 188 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 59 | 80 | 86 | 109 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.76m | 5:05AM1.64m | 5:16PM1.64m | 5:30AM1.53m | 5:41PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:24PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 319 | 178 | 107 | 153 | 133 | 148 | 104 | 78 | 198 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 10 | 188 | 26 | 283 | 287 | 276 | 262 | 211 | 197 | 163 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | NE 7 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | E 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 90 | 90 | 51 | 16 | 38 | 51 | 103 | 51 | 36 | 25 | 96 | 29 | 47 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 59 | 80 | 86 | 109 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | SW 14 | NE 7 | — | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 52 | 30 | — | 11 | 14 | 72 | 98 | 88 | 82 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 62 | 331 | 356 | 255 | 431 | 336 | 181 | 136 | — | — | — | — | 238 | 16 | 283 | — | — | 352 | — | 5 | 20 | 18 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 236 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 658 | 659 | 26 | 10 | 20 |
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