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Amanzimtoti surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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Amanzimtoti surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Amanzimtoti sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today?
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
96 | 94 | 94 | 139 | 101 | 135 | 88 | 114 | 119 | 86 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 120 | 131 | 91 | 273 | 360 | 397 | 339 | 233 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.15m | 11:17PM1.34m | 11:45AM1.18m | 00:22AM1.40m | 12:48PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.66m | 4:27PM0.57m | 5:45AM0.62m | 5:46PM0.55m | 6:46AM0.53m | 6:45PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | |
1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
96 | 94 | 94 | 139 | 68 | 135 | 88 | 114 | 119 | 86 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 74 | 74 | 109 | 103 | 360 | 397 | 65 | 56 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
79 | 50 | 75 | 69 | 101 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 40 | 37 | 54 | 273 | 36 | 35 | 339 | 233 | 118 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | S 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 19 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
53 | 53 | 22 | 46 | 6 | 44 | 45 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 91 | 54 | 28 | 44 | 34 | 53 | 52 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 |
37 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 61 | 120 | 131 | 172 | 146 | 88 | 77 | — | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
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