Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 314 | 351 | 365 | 365 | 358 | 370 | 363 | 377 | 405 | 454 | 464 | 485 | 495 | 433 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.27m | 9:19AM1.18m | 10:50PM1.16m | 12:13PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.72m | 3:53PM0.81m | 5:25AM0.74m | 6:36PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 347 | 348 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 314 | 351 | 365 | 365 | 358 | 370 | 363 | 377 | 405 | 454 | 464 | 485 | 495 | 433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 721 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 774 | 83 | 26 | 26 |
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