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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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Amanzimtoti surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 4PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
1447 | 1257 | 1009 | 920 | 876 | 677 | 731 | 701 | 2524 | 4382 | 3749 | 3083 | 2322 | 1866 | 1548 | 1984 | 1890 | 1514 | 995 | 1025 | 703 | 843 | 666 | 596 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.30m | 6:51AM1.29m | 7:38PM1.21m | 7:51AM1.18m | 9:10PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.44m | 00:44AM0.58m | 1:15PM0.54m | 1:44AM0.69m | 2:26PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:14 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
13 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1447 | 1257 | 1009 | 920 | 876 | 677 | 384 | 566 | 178 | 2647 | 2430 | 2201 | 2322 | 1866 | 1388 | 1984 | 1890 | 1514 | 995 | 1025 | 703 | 843 | 666 | 596 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 20 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
53 | 43 | 36 | 42 | 55 | 360 | 260 | 226 | 149 | 116 | 576 | 751 | 1041 | 1330 | 1548 | 985 | 755 | 768 | 720 | 415 | 338 | 23 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 381 | 85 | 81 | 69 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 237 | 549 | 731 | 701 | 2524 | 4382 | 3749 | 3083 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 181 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 182 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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