Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | 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 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1283 | 825 | 1000 | 886 | 783 | 1212 | 1691 | 1575 | 1341 | 1143 | 963 | 904 | 831 | 715 | 573 | 470 | 381 | 372 | 330 | 297 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.75m | 3:25AM1.81m | 3:50PM1.91m | 4:02AM1.89m | 4:25PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.22m | 9:16PM0.21m | 9:33AM0.08m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:31PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | 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 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1093 | 65 | 771 | 742 | 634 | 885 | 1002 | 1311 | 1212 | 1143 | 963 | 904 | 831 | 715 | 573 | 470 | 381 | 372 | 330 | 297 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 12 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 21 |
| kJ | 38 | 24 | 146 | 196 | 231 | 274 | 345 | 61 | 112 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 59 | 84 | 84 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 23 | S 22 | S 16 |
| kJ | 61 | 65 | 40 | 86 | 150 | 95 | 64 | — | 13 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 93 | 149 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1283 | 825 | 1000 | 886 | 783 | 1212 | 1691 | 1575 | 1341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 981 | 981 | 81 | 128 | 981 | 721 | 135 | 969 | 981 | 981 | 981 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 83 | 23 | 0 |
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