Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 11AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 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 (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 131 | 134 | 136 | 168 | 121 | 127 | 186 | 183 | 123 | 116 | 75 | 96 | 88 | 98 | 88 | 90 | 241 | 821 | 744 | 397 | 225 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:00PM1.89m | 4:13AM1.76m | 4:26PM1.84m | 4:39AM1.71m | 4:51PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:14AM0.04m | 10:33PM0.05m | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 90 | 83 | 134 | 136 | 168 | 121 | 771 | 108 | 183 | 123 | 116 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 382 | 247 | 191 | 84 | 130 | 109 | 145 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 106 | 131 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 127 | 186 | 98 | — | 96 | 75 | 96 | 88 | 98 | 88 | 90 | 65 | 71 | 51 | 19 | 39 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | NE 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 55 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 242 | 311 | 544 | 720 | 1005 | 1018 | 838 | 427 | 546 | 600 | 750 | 843 | 898 | 828 | 643 | 1 | 26 | 241 | 821 | 744 | 397 | 225 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 543 | 659 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 192 | 227 | 483 | 806 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 182 | 658 | 658 | 182 | 26 | 0 |
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