Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 320 | 328 | 222 | 222 | 115 | 94 | 138 | 133 | 124 | 157 | 68 | 56 | 84 | 83 | 73 | 72 | 152 | 216 | 185 | 187 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.37m | 2:41AM1.49m | 3:06PM1.50m | 3:15AM1.60m | 3:38PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.55m | 8:28PM0.55m | 8:54AM0.42m | 9:05PM0.43m | 9:25AM0.30m | 9:37PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | S 13 | S 5 | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 320 | 328 | 190 | 159 | 115 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 83 | 33 | 62 | 152 | 216 | 185 | 101 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 179 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 113 | 93 | 74 | 45 | 35 | 157 | 65 | 56 | 84 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 75 | 39 | 40 | 181 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 17 | SSW 18 | E 5 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 25 | — | 50 | 104 | 19 | 76 | 138 | 133 | 124 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 73 | 72 | 39 | 42 | 61 | 51 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 20 | 35 | 16 | 94 | 115 | 115 | 92 | 52 | 68 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 114 | 67 | 68 | 50 | 187 | 254 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 774 | 766 | 504 | 273 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 49 | 128 | 981 | 128 | 23 | 76 |
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