Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 230 | 214 | 211 | 206 | 200 | 246 | 264 | 294 | 269 | 206 | 148 | 133 | 120 | 115 | 127 | 83 | 180 | 168 | 161 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.85m | 3:18AM1.73m | 3:32PM1.90m | 3:46AM1.77m | 4:00PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.07m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:41PM0.02m | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 276 | 230 | 192 | 155 | 150 | 153 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 139 | 148 | 123 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 83 | 180 | 836 | 869 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 287 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 206 | 200 | 246 | 264 | 294 | 269 | 206 | 138 | 133 | 103 | 106 | 127 | 56 | 2 | 168 | 161 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | — | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 54 | 52 | 35 | 72 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 79 | — | 2 | 26 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 23 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 21 | 15 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 34 | 115 | 170 | 266 | 452 | 653 | 1158 | 1003 | 813 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 378 | 659 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 20 | 103 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 483 | 838 | 0 |
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