
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 11PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
408 | 348 | 292 | 281 | 240 | 116 | 96 | 106 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 156 | 427 | 817 | 774 | 539 | 412 | 619 | 589 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.15m | 1:03PM1.32m | 1:15AM1.31m | 1:35PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.72m | 6:38AM0.59m | 7:14PM0.55m | 7:16AM0.44m | 7:46PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
408 | 348 | 292 | 281 | 240 | 116 | 52 | 54 | 70 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 427 | 817 | 774 | 539 | 412 | 619 | 589 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 96 | 106 | 84 | 44 | 46 | 156 | 83 | 86 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 57 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | ENE 6 | S 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
15 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 22 | 25 | 51 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
— | — | 40 | 17 | 46 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 870 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 692 | 806 | 182 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 378 | 303 | 85 | 182 |
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