Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 96 | 73 | 104 | 46 | 55 | 69 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 56 | 50 | 110 | 189 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.28m | 12:43PM1.52m | 1:05AM1.42m | 1:28PM1.66m | 1:47AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.68m | 6:11AM0.56m | 7:03PM0.52m | 7:06AM0.43m | 7:44PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | 6:17 |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 60 | 68 | 104 | 89 | 76 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 56 | 324 | 161 | 105 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 98 | 96 | 73 | 47 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 26 | 15 | — | — | 50 | 51 | 84 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 69 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 110 | — | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NW 3 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 58 | 81 | 40 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 40 | 67 | 182 | 456 | 3 | 406 | 189 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 699 | 0 | 26 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 75 | 485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 83 | 654 | 938 | 485 | 158 | 26 | 0 | 81 |
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