Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amanzimtoti today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amanzimtoti at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amanzimtoti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 163 | 166 | 141 | 141 | 99 | 99 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 49 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 30 | 49 | 67 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.55m | 6:36AM1.44m | 6:56PM1.36m | 7:42AM1.29m | 8:11PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.27m | 00:20AM0.31m | 12:43PM0.45m | 1:13AM0.47m | 1:55PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 170 | 163 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 99 | 99 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 49 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 441 | 327 | 277 | 220 | 210 | 173 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 79 | 76 | 33 | 20 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 67 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 18 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 81 | — | 30 | 28 | 1 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 94 | 125 | 166 | 223 | 311 | 386 | 398 | 415 | 474 | 499 | 584 | 628 | 760 | 631 | 617 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 838 | 838 | 944 | 688 | 658 | 380 | 227 | 307 | 535 | 658 | 535 | 429 | 192 | 192 | 2 | 45 | 180 | 182 | 182 | 26 | 10 |
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