Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (06 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 136 | 131 | 147 | 145 | 142 | 237 | 444 | 314 | 220 | 464 | 409 | 631 | 565 | 586 | 491 | 351 | 980 | 204 | 192 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.45m | 2:04PM1.67m | 2:23AM1.55m | 2:36PM1.74m | 2:54AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.35m | 7:46AM0.30m | 8:19PM0.24m | 8:21AM0.22m | 8:48PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | 6:22 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 172 | 136 | 844 | 559 | 315 | 220 | 192 | 444 | 314 | 78 | 83 | 409 | 631 | 565 | 586 | 491 | 351 | 49 | 196 | 167 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 131 | 147 | 145 | 142 | 92 | 174 | 135 | 42 | 48 | 102 | 83 | 94 | 70 | 68 | 51 | 6 | 54 | 51 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 237 | 294 | 167 | 79 | 87 | 76 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 67 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 682 | 1056 | 1028 | 11 | 53 | 108 | 187 | — | — | 220 | 464 | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 65 | 980 | 204 | 192 | 458 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 25 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 211 | 182 | 838 | 378 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 182 | 182 |
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