Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 211 | 188 | 181 | 116 | 107 | 97 | 67 | 71 | 112 | 149 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:57PM2.02m | 5:07AM1.87m | 5:23PM1.92m | 5:32AM1.78m | 5:47PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.05m | 11:10AM0.03m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:36AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 17 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 211 | 132 | 137 | 66 | 45 | 97 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 68 | 36 | 609 | 498 | 412 | 380 | 440 | 495 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 9 | S 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 224 | 49 | 47 | 51 | 116 | 107 | 67 | 25 | 2 | 112 | 149 | — | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 9 | S 19 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 41 | 18 | 188 | 181 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ESE 3 | — | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 122 | 148 | 182 | 167 | 152 | 181 | 240 | 477 | 639 | 817 | 773 | 645 | 1011 | 1199 | — | 2 | — | 1006 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 981 | 699 | 937 | 273 | 818 | 762 | 762 | 634 | 564 | 484 | 303 | 158 | 23 | 42 | 135 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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