Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 269 | 269 | 262 | 225 | 257 | 177 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 97 | 89 | 61 | 37 | 43 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.83m | 5:46AM1.70m | 6:04PM1.65m | 6:33AM1.54m | 6:53PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.17m | 11:53AM0.28m | 00:18AM0.33m | 12:41PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 314 | 269 | 269 | 262 | 225 | 257 | 177 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 97 | 78 | 61 | 37 | 43 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 39 | 39 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 55 | 33 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 54 | — | 57 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 87 | 123 | 114 | 85 | 66 | 55 | 72 | 89 | 200 | 335 | 277 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 774 | 1042 | 931 | 792 | 779 | 654 | 273 | 273 | 634 | 762 | 667 | 556 | 299 |
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