Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 1AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 211 | 206 | 200 | 246 | 264 | 294 | 269 | 206 | 148 | 133 | 136 | 106 | 129 | 134 | 180 | 168 | 161 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.85m | 3:18AM1.73m | 3:32PM1.90m | 3:46AM1.77m | 4:00PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.07m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:41PM0.02m | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 192 | 155 | 150 | 153 | 157 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 139 | 148 | 123 | 120 | 92 | 90 | 113 | 180 | 168 | 161 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 214 | 211 | 206 | 200 | 246 | 264 | 294 | 269 | 206 | 138 | 133 | 136 | 106 | 129 | 134 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 22 | 22 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 61 | 61 | 16 | 55 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 125 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | 99 | 229 | 279 | 358 | 606 | 1121 | 1233 | 666 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 543 | 714 | 0 | 18 | 192 |
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