Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 473 | 1332 | 1602 | 1738 | 2230 | 2134 | 1575 | 1922 | 1741 | 1522 | 1060 | 966 | 882 | 1018 | 1187 | 1509 | 1681 | 1302 | 1089 | 1024 | 963 | 835 | 781 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.56m | 2:44AM1.68m | 3:11PM1.75m | 3:25AM1.81m | 3:50PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.40m | 8:30PM0.36m | 8:55AM0.22m | 9:16PM0.21m | 9:33AM0.08m | 9:55PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 27 | 28 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 1437 | 1342 | 1199 | 38 | 806 | 666 | 702 | 719 | 1162 | 1102 | 1055 | 1089 | 1024 | 963 | 835 | 781 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 18 | 71 | 102 | 144 | 196 | 170 | 184 | 227 | 208 | 146 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 39 | 86 | 112 | 131 | 64 | 61 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 473 | 1332 | 1602 | 1738 | 2230 | 2134 | 1575 | 1922 | 1741 | 1522 | 1060 | 966 | 882 | 1018 | 1187 | 1509 | 1681 | 1302 | 992 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 667 | 584 | 513 | 513 | 318 | 135 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 135 | 981 | 981 | 981 | 981 | 135 | 721 | 962 | 135 | 981 | 981 | 981 | 67 | 0 |
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