Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 287 | 292 | 292 | 333 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 315 | 367 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 383 | 563 | 790 | 703 | 464 | 489 | 320 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.28m | 00:45AM1.31m | 1:19PM1.50m | 1:37AM1.49m | 2:00PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.74m | 6:36PM0.69m | 6:56AM0.56m | 7:34PM0.50m | 7:42AM0.37m | 8:12PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 355 | 287 | 292 | 292 | 333 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 315 | 367 | 11 | 13 | 621 | 517 | 383 | 307 | 237 | 258 | 263 | 299 | 215 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 55 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 17 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 258 | 214 | 214 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 53 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 700 | 495 | 691 | 836 | — | 105 | 563 | 790 | 703 | 464 | 489 | 320 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 699 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 75 | 584 | 485 | 366 | 81 | 318 | 183 | 81 | 0 |
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