Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 818 | 768 | 780 | 687 | 580 | 557 | 470 | 300 | 563 | 586 | 964 | 1010 | 972 | 821 | 613 | 517 | 419 | 286 | 218 | 170 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.89m | 5:20AM1.72m | 5:38PM1.77m | 5:53AM1.59m | 6:13PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM-0.02m | 11:15PM0.04m | 11:23AM0.07m | 11:48PM0.16m | 11:58AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 818 | 768 | 780 | 687 | 580 | 557 | 470 | 300 | 563 | 586 | 964 | 1010 | 972 | 821 | 613 | 517 | 419 | 286 | 218 | 170 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | S 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 246 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 65 | 58 | 56 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 67 | 21 | 11 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 39 | 87 | 215 | 283 | 330 | 357 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1220 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 870 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 134 | 675 | 831 | 688 | 148 |
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