Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 356 | 178 | 161 | 175 | 129 | 90 | 198 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 157 | 160 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 60 | 75 | 146 | 107 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.76m | 5:05AM1.64m | 5:16PM1.64m | 5:30AM1.53m | 5:41PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:24PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 149 | 161 | 175 | 129 | 90 | 198 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 157 | 160 | 329 | 329 | 315 | 284 | 232 | 201 | 163 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 96 | 51 | 19 | 38 | 51 | 94 | 37 | 88 | 70 | 96 | 29 | 47 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 60 | 75 | 146 | 107 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NE 7 | — | ENE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 52 | 30 | — | 11 | 22 | 62 | 98 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 32 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 55 | 11 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 356 | 178 | 148 | 161 | 80 | 48 | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 41 | 63 | 120 | — | 381 | — | 22 | 30 | 28 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 182 | 182 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 528 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 658 | 659 | 27 | 26 | 20 |
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