Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 11PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 606 | 665 | 665 | 665 | 601 | 612 | 625 | 771 | 693 | 780 | 725 | 585 | 1231 | 1097 | 666 | 458 | 432 | 377 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.23m | 1:18PM1.41m | 1:37AM1.40m | 1:59PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.64m | 6:56AM0.52m | 7:35PM0.46m | 7:42AM0.35m | 8:13PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 606 | 665 | 665 | 665 | 601 | 612 | 625 | 625 | 693 | 780 | 725 | 585 | 482 | 502 | 441 | 441 | 432 | 377 | 377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 58 | 45 | 33 | 129 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 199 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 18 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 142 | 136 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | E 9 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 771 | — | — | 123 | 547 | 1231 | 1097 | 666 | 458 | 291 | 82 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 180 | 380 | 378 | 258 | 26 | 254 | 27 | 20 | 20 |
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