Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 125 | 87 | 58 | 124 | 234 | 282 | 249 | 236 | 236 | 320 | 6 | 377 | 597 | 887 | 550 | 675 | 1183 | 1170 | 1079 | 598 | 766 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38PM2.02m | 3:50AM1.93m | 4:06PM2.08m | 4:18AM1.95m | 4:35PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.01m | 9:46PM0.01m | 9:52AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | 10:21AM-0.07m | 10:44PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | E 8 | E 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 125 | 87 | 58 | 124 | 234 | 134 | 77 | 236 | 236 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 555 | 10 | 10 | 770 | 755 | 680 | 10 | 610 | 603 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | S 11 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | — | E 7 | SSW 14 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 141 | 41 | 29 | 46 | 55 | 6 | 282 | 249 | 61 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 9 | 75 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 3 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SW 3 | — | S 14 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 51 | 149 | 192 | — | 1 | — | 320 | 117 | 377 | 597 | 887 | 550 | 675 | 1183 | 1170 | 1079 | 598 | 766 | 575 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 76 | 938 | 938 | 817 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 486 | 81 | 81 | 23 | 40 | 23 |
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