Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 87 | 127 | 112 | 124 | 119 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 100 | 132 | 72 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:32PM1.32m | 11:42AM1.20m | 00:37AM1.37m | 1:26PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.65m | 5:14AM0.70m | 5:52PM0.67m | 7:06AM0.59m | 7:31PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 32 | 80 | 70 | 48 | 45 | 106 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 49 | 28 | 87 | 127 | 48 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 66 | 100 | 132 | 72 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 89 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 23 | 112 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 58 | 124 | 119 | 109 | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 60 | 217 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 299 | 299 | 410 | 118 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 584 | 75 | 1356 | 297 |
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