Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 7PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 225 | 225 | 189 | 160 | 27 | 16 | 60 | 64 | 76 | 107 | 109 | 74 | 107 | 264 | 441 | 425 | 353 | 334 | 268 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.64m | 5:30AM1.53m | 5:41PM1.51m | 5:57AM1.40m | 6:06PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:24PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.31m | 11:51PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 188 | 225 | 225 | 189 | 160 | 283 | 329 | 281 | 252 | 202 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 137 | 88 | 441 | 425 | 353 | 118 | 112 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 96 | 29 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 60 | 60 | 76 | 107 | 109 | 50 | 26 | 264 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 334 | 268 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 32 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 40 | — | 11 | 74 | 107 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 86 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 33 | 360 | — | 372 | 64 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 378 | 806 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 528 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 0 |
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