Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 21 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1302 | 1691 | 1725 | 1270 | 1143 | 1017 | 904 | 831 | 715 | 612 | 470 | 411 | 372 | 338 | 330 | 222 | 203 | 244 | 244 | 224 | 237 | 277 | 290 | 378 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:25AM1.81m | 3:50PM1.91m | 4:02AM1.89m | 4:25PM2.00m | 4:36AM1.93m | 4:59PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.08m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:31PM0.05m | 10:42AM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 898 | 951 | 1370 | 1270 | 1143 | 1017 | 904 | 831 | 715 | 612 | 470 | 411 | 372 | 338 | 330 | 169 | 203 | 244 | 244 | 224 | 237 | 277 | 290 | 378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 269 | 450 | 61 | 121 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 58 | 84 | 84 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 157 | 119 | 186 | 103 | 56 | 55 | 21 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 95 | 63 | — | 13 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 41 | 37 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 93 | 149 | 222 | 124 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1302 | 1691 | 1725 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 969 | 135 | 726 | 981 | 981 | 981 | 67 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 |
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