Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 261 | 219 | 192 | 181 | 172 | 136 | 131 | 257 | 145 | 142 | 206 | 180 | 488 | 250 | 251 | 639 | 644 | 639 | 874 | 427 | 346 | 253 | 237 | 393 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:06AM1.33m | 1:27PM1.57m | 1:48AM1.45m | 2:04PM1.67m | 2:23AM1.55m | 2:36PM1.74m | 2:54AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.41m | 7:46PM0.35m | 7:46AM0.30m | 8:19PM0.24m | 8:21AM0.22m | 8:48PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | 6:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 212 | 261 | 219 | 192 | 181 | 172 | 1068 | 131 | 547 | 370 | 331 | 277 | 217 | 488 | 250 | 105 | 409 | 644 | 83 | 58 | 427 | 346 | 253 | 237 | 393 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 23 | 39 | 25 | — | — | 136 | — | 257 | 145 | 142 | 92 | 158 | 172 | 138 | 79 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 17 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 56 | 45 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 9 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | E 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 5 | NE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 39 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 85 | 48 | 76 | 19 | 58 | — | 12 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | S 9 | S 12 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 27 | 49 | 160 | 346 | 883 | 1534 | 829 | 131 | 49 | 113 | 206 | 180 | — | — | 251 | 639 | — | 639 | 874 | 73 | 113 | 148 | 116 | 25 | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 25 | 714 | 838 | 60 | 148 | 0 | 57 | 26 | 182 | 692 | 182 | 181 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 714 | 20 | 182 | 236 |
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