Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mzimpuni today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mzimpuni at 7PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mzimpuni. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 802 | 637 | 637 | 637 | 575 | 575 | 500 | 440 | 449 | 408 | 469 | 605 | 509 | 432 | 558 | 466 | 314 | 327 | 424 | 761 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.58m | 5:58AM1.43m | 6:12PM1.44m | 6:23AM1.30m | 6:36PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.15m | 11:56PM0.24m | 12:01PM0.28m | 00:21AM0.37m | 12:26PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 802 | 637 | 637 | 637 | 575 | 575 | 500 | 440 | 449 | 408 | 367 | 320 | 320 | 314 | 368 | 329 | 314 | 319 | 283 | 407 | 335 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 67 | 78 | 56 | 34 | 255 | 250 | 244 | 234 | 424 | 160 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 109 | 23 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 76 | 138 | 137 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 230 | 469 | 605 | 509 | 432 | 558 | 466 | 282 | 327 | — | 761 | 551 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 54 | 120 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 529 | 707 | 529 | 212 | 336 | 64 | 203 | 168 | 221 | 375 | 343 | 431 |
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