Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 67 | 70 | 112 | 97 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 47 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 416 | 349 | 294 | 295 |
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-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.92m | 5:32AM1.78m | 5:47PM1.79m | 5:57AM1.65m | 6:11PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.03m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:36AM0.14m | 11:54PM0.24m | 12:02PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 97 | 67 | 70 | 77 | 68 | 671 | 548 | 450 | 404 | 421 | 484 | 495 | 449 | 405 | 432 | 402 | 410 | 416 | 349 | 294 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 67 | 25 | 2 | 112 | 97 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 75 | 26 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 238 | 555 | 724 | 798 | 787 | 950 | 926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 193 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 634 | 642 | 504 | 484 | 303 | 183 | 41 | 23 | 40 | 26 | 76 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 931 | 981 | 969 | 318 |
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