
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | S 19 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
537 | 781 | 737 | 870 | 373 | 408 | 258 | 248 | 237 | 232 | 232 | 47 | 161 | 193 | 113 | 289 | 211 | 211 | 173 | 169 | 137 | 134 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.70m | 2:15AM1.65m | 2:34PM1.86m | 2:47AM1.77m | 3:04PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.37m | 8:12PM0.32m | 8:17AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.18m | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:13PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
351 | 325 | 325 | 540 | 281 | 266 | 156 | 248 | 237 | 232 | 232 | 47 | 161 | 153 | 332 | 289 | 211 | 211 | 173 | 169 | 137 | 134 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 18 | ESE 10 | S 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 19 | S 8 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
— | 7 | 6 | 281 | 5 | 258 | 258 | 100 | 77 | 77 | 59 | 28 | 41 | 133 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 71 | 19 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 20 | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | — | 64 | 44 | 113 | 161 | 155 | 82 | 84 | 75 | 33 | 70 | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ESE 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
537 | 781 | 737 | 870 | 373 | 408 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 340 | 143 | 193 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 26 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 513 | 366 | 361 | 721 | 721 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 556 | 764 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 764 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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