Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 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 (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 183 | 121 | 116 | 94 | 60 | 88 | 98 | 96 | 165 | 367 | 390 | 278 | 163 | 175 | 132 | 152 | 179 | 192 | 188 | 224 | 184 | 188 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.76m | 4:26PM1.84m | 4:39AM1.71m | 4:51PM1.76m | 5:05AM1.64m | 5:16PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.04m | 10:33PM0.05m | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 120 | 183 | 121 | 116 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 441 | 285 | 142 | 86 | 153 | 163 | 175 | 132 | 152 | 179 | 192 | 188 | 224 | 184 | 188 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 186 | 115 | — | 71 | 94 | — | 88 | 98 | 87 | 65 | 90 | 71 | 51 | 19 | 38 | 55 | 52 | 98 | 87 | 82 | 106 | 98 | 49 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SSW 15 | SW 14 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | 21 | 52 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 59 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 503 | 616 | 616 | 673 | 740 | 833 | 788 | 746 | — | 165 | 367 | 390 | 278 | 158 | 85 | 55 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 26 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 192 | 377 | 806 | 239 | 658 | 0 | 134 | 182 | 182 | 258 | 714 | 181 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 661 | 714 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
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