Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 397 | 495 | 162 | 139 | 127 | 109 | 105 | 59 | 202 | 107 | 117 | 192 | 270 | 221 | 302 | 1178 | 1383 | 1068 | 650 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.90m | 3:24AM1.76m | 3:39PM1.95m | 3:57AM1.79m | 4:13PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.00m | 9:24AM-0.00m | 9:51PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:24PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 61 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 69 | 45 | 52 | 22 | 107 | 117 | 192 | 270 | 221 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 42 | 650 | 444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | S 9 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | SSW 8 | E 8 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 80 | 57 | 43 | 56 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 58 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 46 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 8 | NE 7 | S 8 | SW 9 | S 11 | NE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 141 | 110 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 127 | 109 | 105 | 59 | 5 | 22 | 36 | 20 | 38 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 319 | 397 | 495 | 162 | 139 | 99 | — | — | 39 | 202 | — | — | 6 | 14 | 28 | 302 | 1178 | 1383 | 1068 | 162 | 199 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 303 | 182 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 182 | 869 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 182 | 1197 | 195 | 192 | 24 |
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