Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | 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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2186 | 1716 | 1611 | 1291 | 1034 | 1069 | 1002 | 1078 | 1270 | 1499 | 1645 | 1212 | 1143 | 963 | 904 | 781 | 731 | 612 | 470 | 421 | 338 | 330 | 304 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:44AM1.68m | 3:11PM1.75m | 3:25AM1.81m | 3:50PM1.91m | 4:02AM1.89m | 4:25PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.22m | 9:16PM0.21m | 9:33AM0.08m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:31PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | 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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1597 | 1342 | 1233 | 1033 | 827 | 778 | 802 | 754 | 910 | 1046 | 1112 | 1212 | 1143 | 963 | 904 | 781 | 731 | 612 | 470 | 421 | 338 | 330 | 304 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 38 | 102 | 144 | 196 | 188 | 227 | 294 | 247 | 85 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 59 | 85 | 58 | 82 | 50 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 71 | 12 | 39 | 86 | 104 | 96 | 64 | 61 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 93 | 83 | 141 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2186 | 1716 | 1611 | 1291 | 1034 | 1069 | 1002 | 1078 | 1270 | 1499 | 1645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 318 | 792 | 699 | 699 | 1302 | 128 | 981 | 981 | 721 | 726 | 981 | 981 | 81 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 792 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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