Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 240 | 236 | 200 | 200 | 167 | 167 | 137 | 144 | 134 | 219 | 112 | 663 | 1650 | 1858 | 2452 | 2178 | 1924 | 865 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34PM1.30m | 10:12AM1.14m | 11:14PM1.22m | 12:20PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.65m | 4:00AM0.75m | 4:21PM0.76m | 5:52AM0.76m | 6:20PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 319 | 240 | 87 | 55 | 200 | 167 | 167 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 219 | 108 | 101 | 908 | 77 | 60 | 218 | 1489 | 865 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 189 | 130 | 236 | 200 | 43 | 44 | 33 | 107 | 144 | 130 | 108 | 112 | 7 | 87 | 45 | 163 | 43 | 175 | 301 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | E 6 | S 4 | S 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | S 23 | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 90 | 89 | 89 | 61 | 106 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 62 | 117 | 175 | 124 | 106 | 82 | — | 11 | — | — | 100 | 74 | 663 | 1650 | 1858 | 2452 | 2178 | 1924 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 415 | 299 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 75 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 273 | 584 | 584 | 699 | 485 | 774 | 135 | 23 |
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