Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 472 | 495 | 434 | 378 | 370 | 320 | 328 | 222 | 222 | 115 | 93 | 138 | 133 | 124 | 157 | 75 | 56 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:59AM1.37m | 2:30PM1.37m | 2:41AM1.49m | 3:06PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.67m | 8:16AM0.55m | 8:28PM0.55m | 8:54AM0.42m | 9:05PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 528 | 472 | 495 | 434 | 378 | 370 | 320 | 328 | 190 | 159 | 115 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 40 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 155 | 155 | 150 | 103 | 102 | 140 | 179 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 113 | 93 | 74 | 45 | 124 | 157 | 65 | 56 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | — | S 17 | SSW 18 | E 5 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 25 | — | 50 | 104 | 12 | 76 | 138 | 133 | 35 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 91 | 111 | 123 | 95 | 63 | 75 | 1 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 774 | 774 | 504 | 273 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 83 | 0 | 75 | 76 |
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