Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 827 | 539 | 441 | 441 | 377 | 377 | 369 | 362 | 349 | 295 | 210 | 205 | 497 | 431 | 380 | 320 | 287 | 230 | 214 | 211 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.60m | 2:15AM1.54m | 2:33PM1.75m | 2:48AM1.66m | 3:04PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.29m | 8:17AM0.20m | 8:45PM0.16m | 8:49AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 512 | 441 | 441 | 441 | 377 | 377 | 369 | 362 | 349 | 295 | 210 | 130 | 497 | 431 | 380 | 320 | 276 | 230 | 192 | 188 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | S 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 49 | 42 | 40 | 22 | 55 | 104 | 83 | 74 | 89 | 74 | 58 | 205 | 57 | 386 | 326 | 318 | 287 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 8 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 85 | 35 | 85 | 81 | 121 | 197 | 118 | 57 | 216 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 32 | — | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 827 | 539 | 341 | 235 | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 59 | 114 | 169 | — | 52 | 52 | — | — | 72 | 54 | 92 | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 658 | 829 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 449 | 659 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 659 | 182 | 27 | 27 |
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