Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 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 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 19 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 408 | 258 | 264 | 237 | 232 | 232 | 47 | 161 | 133 | 113 | 289 | 211 | 211 | 173 | 169 | 137 | 134 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.65m | 2:34PM1.86m | 2:47AM1.77m | 3:04PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.32m | 8:17AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.18m | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:13PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 377 | 266 | 186 | 264 | 237 | 232 | 232 | 47 | 161 | 175 | 332 | 289 | 211 | 211 | 173 | 169 | 137 | 134 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 19 | S 8 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 281 | 258 | 258 | 100 | 77 | 75 | 60 | 28 | 41 | 133 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | — | 64 | 42 | 113 | 161 | 155 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 581 | 408 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 340 | 138 | 213 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 721 | 76 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 556 | 817 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 83 | 764 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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