Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 269 | 206 | 154 | 148 | 133 | 106 | 131 | 134 | 180 | 168 | 121 | 127 | 186 | 183 | 123 | 116 | 96 | 70 | 99 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.90m | 3:46AM1.77m | 4:00PM1.89m | 4:13AM1.76m | 4:26PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:41PM0.02m | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:14AM0.04m | 10:33PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 130 | 133 | 139 | 154 | 148 | 120 | 92 | 113 | 134 | 180 | 168 | 1031 | 572 | 402 | 183 | 123 | 116 | 96 | 60 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 294 | 269 | 206 | 138 | 133 | 103 | 106 | 131 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 113 | 80 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 99 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 26 | 127 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 133 | 269 | 352 | 542 | 711 | 1122 | — | 706 | 637 | 560 | 600 | 782 | 931 | 993 | 920 | 861 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 307 | 483 | 449 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 192 | 192 | 307 | 377 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
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