
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
135 | 137 | 127 | 80 | 79 | 65 | 48 | 48 | 60 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 39 | 39 | 69 | 68 | 77 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.61m | 7:57AM1.45m | 8:37PM1.55m | 8:56AM1.35m | 9:44PM1.48m | 10:17AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.49m | 2:09PM0.42m | 2:56AM0.56m | 3:08PM0.51m | 4:12AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 15 |
135 | 74 | 66 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 48 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 31 | 21 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
10 | 106 | 104 | 80 | 79 | 65 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 69 | 33 | 33 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 9 |
6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 68 | 77 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
27 | 137 | 127 | 93 | 93 | 82 | 62 | 23 | 47 | 128 | 98 | — | — | 5 | — | 12 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 79 | 41 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 67 | 0 | 26 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
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