Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1552 | 1507 | 1146 | 1043 | 928 | 1202 | 1055 | 820 | 760 | 680 | 953 | 995 | 1102 | 899 | 967 | 1370 | 1627 | 1470 | 1257 | 1220 | 1374 | 1346 | 1211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.86m | 5:10AM1.83m | 5:32PM1.88m | 5:38AM1.81m | 6:01PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.07m | 11:06PM0.18m | 11:17AM0.05m | 11:36PM0.18m | 11:46AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 942 | 1074 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 859 | 846 | 820 | 760 | 680 | 680 | 771 | 863 | 899 | 967 | 1370 | 1627 | 1470 | 1257 | 1220 | 1374 | 1346 | 1211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 63 | — | — | 52 | 33 | 83 | 75 | 16 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 37 | 27 | — | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 54 | — | — | — | 47 | 51 | 48 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1552 | 1507 | 1146 | 1043 | 928 | 1202 | 1055 | 463 | 351 | — | 953 | 995 | 1102 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 135 | 937 | 971 | 981 | 81 | 79 | 67 | 41 | 23 | 81 | 726 | 210 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 299 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
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