Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s 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 (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 541 | 486 | 458 | 394 | 386 | 375 | 399 | 811 | 811 | 833 | 776 | 612 | 504 | 401 | 334 | 260 | 214 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:05PM2.01m | 5:19AM1.84m | 5:37PM1.88m | 5:52AM1.71m | 6:11PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.04m | 11:24AM0.07m | 11:47PM0.17m | 11:58AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 6 |
| kJ | 530 | 541 | 486 | 458 | 394 | 386 | 375 | 399 | 811 | 811 | 833 | 776 | 612 | 504 | 401 | 334 | 260 | 214 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 119 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 10 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 70 | 23 | 62 | 89 | 102 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 89 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 792 | 931 | 931 | 40 |
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