Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s 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 (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 106 | 131 | 134 | 136 | 127 | 121 | 127 | 186 | 183 | 121 | 116 | 66 | 60 | 88 | 98 | 88 | 87 | 510 | 1256 | 765 | 305 | 168 | 96 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.77m | 4:00PM1.89m | 4:13AM1.76m | 4:26PM1.84m | 4:39AM1.71m | 4:51PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:14AM0.04m | 10:33PM0.05m | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 118 | 90 | 108 | 134 | 136 | 127 | 121 | 127 | 186 | 183 | 121 | 116 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 441 | 285 | 161 | 72 | 133 | 135 | 138 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 136 | 106 | 131 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 51 | 104 | 88 | — | — | — | — | 88 | 98 | 88 | 87 | 67 | 69 | 152 | 39 | 39 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 140 | 294 | 394 | 584 | 791 | 935 | 1056 | 994 | 853 | 741 | 741 | 877 | 945 | 958 | 828 | 643 | — | 37 | 510 | 1256 | 765 | 305 | 168 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 25 | 528 | 543 | 192 | 29 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 192 | 307 | 280 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 236 | 658 | 658 | 182 | 26 | 20 |
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