Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 23 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1172 | 1354 | 1930 | 1662 | 1184 | 1037 | 922 | 723 | 635 | 573 | 381 | 304 | 207 | 157 | 151 | 149 | 146 | 141 | 504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.35m | 8:52AM1.18m | 10:29PM1.20m | 12:10PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.70m | 3:21PM0.75m | 5:21AM0.76m | 6:25PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 31 | 1493 | 1357 | 1184 | 1037 | 922 | 723 | 635 | 573 | 381 | 304 | 207 | 157 | 124 | 121 | 99 | 101 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 46 | 72 | 106 | 104 | 97 | 93 | 95 | 194 | 140 | 108 | 86 | 146 | 141 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 18 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 23 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 80 | 48 | 48 | 103 | 136 | 96 | 69 | 100 | 123 | 151 | 149 | 84 | 51 | 504 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1172 | 1354 | 1930 | 1662 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 699 | 699 | 135 | 135 | 83 | 83 | 699 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 41 | 83 | 83 |
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