Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | NNE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 292 | 292 | 333 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 367 | 367 | 506 | 13 | 41 | 484 | 400 | 670 | 841 | 718 | 489 | 516 | 253 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.28m | 00:45AM1.31m | 1:19PM1.50m | 1:37AM1.49m | 2:00PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.74m | 6:36PM0.69m | 6:56AM0.56m | 7:34PM0.50m | 7:42AM0.37m | 8:12PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | S 13 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 305 | 292 | 292 | 333 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 367 | 367 | 11 | 13 | 621 | 484 | 400 | 336 | 305 | 275 | 275 | 310 | 221 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 12 | — | SW 21 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 55 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 12 | — | 17 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 258 | 253 | 248 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 14 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 31 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 544 | 506 | 691 | 41 | 13 | 235 | 670 | 841 | 718 | 489 | 516 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 938 | 75 | 273 | 486 | 318 | 81 | 318 | 135 | 23 | 23 |
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