Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the NE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 251 | 230 | 177 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 97 | 94 | 76 | 27 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 45 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:46AM1.70m | 6:04PM1.65m | 6:33AM1.54m | 6:53PM1.45m | 7:38AM1.38m | 8:06PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.17m | 11:53AM0.28m | 00:18AM0.33m | 12:41PM0.47m | 1:11AM0.50m | 1:51PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 235 | 251 | 230 | 177 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 97 | 78 | 76 | 27 | 42 | 43 | 139 | 145 | 143 | 127 | 160 | 164 | 110 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 16 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 35 | 45 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 55 | 33 | 2 | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 55 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 71 | 123 | 118 | 88 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 94 | 171 | 326 | 233 | 161 | 278 | 316 | 299 | 235 | 268 | 5 | 20 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 83 | 817 | 817 | 968 | 817 | 762 | 590 | 273 | 504 | 699 | 762 | 634 | 556 | 299 | 299 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 938 | 130 | 162 | 135 |
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