Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 740 | 1690 | 1616 | 1408 | 1155 | 870 | 661 | 560 | 456 | 351 | 326 | 158 | 151 | 117 | 110 | 256 | 400 | 207 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.67m | 2:21AM1.59m | 2:35PM1.80m | 2:52AM1.69m | 3:06PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.22m | 8:20AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.09m | 8:51AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 740 | 1690 | 1616 | 1408 | 1155 | 870 | 661 | 560 | 456 | 351 | 326 | 158 | 153 | 194 | 196 | 178 | 154 | 178 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 269 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 81 | 151 | 117 | 110 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | — | 25 | 76 | 60 | 59 | 110 | 94 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 72 | 109 | 144 | 259 | 316 | — | 256 | 400 | 207 | 309 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 378 | 659 | 182 | 303 | 211 |
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