Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 185 | 217 | 400 | 400 | 392 | 380 | 380 | 303 | 303 | 268 | 262 | 227 | 204 | 170 | 163 | 166 | 184 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.85m | 5:08AM1.70m | 5:25PM1.72m | 5:48AM1.58m | 6:06PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.12m | 11:37PM0.17m | 11:53AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 176 | 185 | 217 | 400 | 400 | 392 | 380 | 380 | 303 | 303 | 268 | 262 | 227 | 204 | 170 | 163 | 141 | 141 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | ENE 8 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 79 | 64 | 59 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 39 | 59 | 88 | 19 | 69 | 11 | 37 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 33 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | ENE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 82 | 84 | 97 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 19 | 36 | 37 | 84 | 81 | — | 30 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 59 | 28 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 56 | 80 | 124 | 160 | 166 | 184 | 329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 882 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 66 | 66 | 658 | 659 | 714 | 714 | 688 | 688 |
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