Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 189 | 194 | 235 | 230 | 30 | 60 | 173 | 86 | 109 | 60 | 108 | 264 | 397 | 425 | 353 | 272 | 268 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.64m | 5:30AM1.53m | 5:41PM1.51m | 5:57AM1.40m | 6:06PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.31m | 11:51PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 225 | 189 | 194 | 235 | 230 | 238 | 197 | 173 | 140 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 88 | 397 | 115 | 115 | 163 | 220 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 60 | 76 | 86 | 109 | 60 | 74 | 264 | 90 | 425 | 353 | 272 | 268 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | E 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 50 | 108 | 23 | 22 | 31 | — | — | 157 | 469 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 53 | 64 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 378 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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