Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1710 | 1224 | 1494 | 725 | 561 | 408 | 348 | 258 | 246 | 203 | 116 | 165 | 73 | 84 | 99 | 124 | 118 | 622 | 938 | 749 | 548 | 393 | 452 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.15m | 00:32AM1.15m | 1:03PM1.32m | 1:15AM1.31m | 1:35PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.73m | 6:32PM0.72m | 6:38AM0.59m | 7:14PM0.55m | 7:16AM0.44m | 7:46PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 42 | 900 | 725 | 561 | 408 | 348 | 258 | 246 | 203 | 116 | 106 | 99 | 46 | 99 | 124 | 104 | 622 | 938 | 749 | 548 | 393 | 74 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 73 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 96 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 36 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 44 | 26 | 118 | 9 | 22 | 46 | 40 | 42 | 2 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | SSW 12 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1710 | 1224 | 1494 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 55 | 98 | 96 | 165 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 452 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 182 | 25 | 0 | 180 | 192 | 28 | 0 | 180 | 838 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 1245 | 26 | 26 | 85 |
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