Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 113 | 103 | 71 | 69 | 21 | 268 | 381 | 382 | 435 | 163 | 110 | 66 | 50 | 32 | 29 | 44 | 35 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.01m | 4:44AM1.92m | 5:03PM2.02m | 5:12AM1.90m | 5:31PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.04m | 10:49AM-0.04m | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 152 | 113 | 103 | 343 | 319 | 264 | 202 | 226 | 188 | 262 | 163 | 110 | 66 | 138 | 141 | 147 | 147 | 141 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 71 | 69 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 180 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 50 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 6 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 18 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 471 | 496 | 418 | 620 | 5 | 117 | 268 | 381 | 382 | 435 | — | — | — | 31 | 32 | 29 | 44 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 556 | 400 | 191 | 41 | 75 | 130 | 273 | 485 | 485 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 128 | 128 | 54 | 23 |
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