Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 10PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 764 | 710 | 598 | 1286 | 1058 | 659 | 447 | 441 | 441 | 377 | 377 | 371 | 362 | 301 | 295 | 246 | 497 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.40m | 1:59PM1.60m | 2:15AM1.54m | 2:33PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.46m | 7:42AM0.35m | 8:13PM0.29m | 8:17AM0.20m | 8:45PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 28 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 710 | 764 | 710 | 598 | 544 | 502 | 512 | 441 | 441 | 441 | 377 | 377 | 371 | 362 | 301 | 295 | 246 | 497 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 18 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 40 | 6 | 18 | 58 | 36 | 31 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 138 | 62 | 89 | 57 | 53 | 59 | 197 | 54 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 69 | 35 | 85 | 81 | 121 | 24 | 118 | 236 | 216 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 59 | 149 | 554 | 1286 | 1058 | 659 | 447 | 299 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 65 | 104 | 159 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 838 | 692 | 380 | 378 | 258 | 239 | 1266 | 217 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 528 | 659 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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