Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 52 | 65 | 132 | 171 | 164 | 164 | 206 | 799 | 1165 | 836 | 402 | 296 | 244 | 217 | 202 | 171 | 176 | 181 | 192 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.95m | 3:57AM1.79m | 4:13PM1.93m | 4:31AM1.77m | 4:48PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM-0.00m | 9:51PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:24PM-0.02m | 10:34AM0.02m | 11:00PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 43 | 36 | 132 | 171 | 164 | 112 | 78 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 402 | 296 | 244 | 172 | 202 | 171 | 176 | 181 | 192 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 12 | — | 10 | 16 | 7 | 217 | 131 | 131 | 106 | 103 | 94 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | E 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 23 | 36 | 24 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 82 | 102 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | 164 | 206 | 799 | 1165 | 836 | 256 | 264 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 85 | 182 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 85 | 303 | 870 | 192 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 882 | 0 | 0 |
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