Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 18 | S 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 6 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 79 | 127 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 67 | 109 | 143 | 92 | 222 | 0 | 531 | 645 | 450 | 542 | 253 | 177 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.62m | 7:03AM1.46m | 7:25PM1.45m | 7:33AM1.29m | 8:00PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.30m | 1:04AM0.45m | 1:10PM0.47m | 1:36AM0.60m | 1:43PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 165 | 165 | 132 | 64 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 8 | 66 | 105 | 113 | 106 | 71 | 43 | 34 | 22 | 338 | 253 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 15 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 132 | 53 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 67 | 109 | 140 | 92 | 222 | 57 | 104 | 66 | 61 | 22 | 60 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 46 | 103 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 59 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 58 | 79 | 127 | 91 | 64 | — | — | — | 111 | 22 | 143 | 155 | — | 167 | 531 | 645 | 450 | 542 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 76 | 76 | 51 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 75 | 584 | 366 | 485 | 318 | 366 | 0 | 0 |
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