Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 326 | 326 | 279 | 231 | 184 | 133 | 108 | 106 | 94 | 132 | 249 | 317 | 291 | 607 | 593 | 546 | 417 | 402 | 224 | 727 | 1021 | 1652 | 2482 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56AM1.32m | 2:24PM1.37m | 2:30AM1.48m | 2:52PM1.54m | 2:58AM1.63m | 3:18PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.58m | 8:23PM0.56m | 8:40AM0.41m | 8:52PM0.41m | 9:06AM0.26m | 9:20PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 377 | 326 | 326 | 279 | 231 | 184 | 133 | 108 | 106 | 82 | 80 | 249 | 317 | 291 | 607 | 593 | 546 | 417 | 402 | 199 | 727 | 1021 | 1652 | 2482 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | SE 7 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 94 | 132 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 31 | 57 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 224 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 12 | E 5 | S 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 81 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 44 | 37 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 318 | 371 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 23 | 23 | 183 | 81 | 81 | 0 |
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