Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 155 | 152 | 113 | 103 | 71 | 69 | 42 | 239 | 368 | 354 | 358 | 138 | 89 | 68 | 25 | 20 | 70 | 49 | 287 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.01m | 4:44AM1.92m | 5:03PM2.02m | 5:12AM1.90m | 5:31PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM-0.02m | 10:41PM0.04m | 10:49AM-0.04m | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 139 | 155 | 152 | 113 | 407 | 343 | 319 | 264 | 241 | 221 | 188 | 217 | 138 | 89 | 68 | 138 | 141 | 150 | 150 | 287 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 70 | — | — | — | 103 | 71 | 69 | 42 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 184 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 25 | 18 | 70 | 49 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | — | — | 23 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 242 | 314 | 437 | 484 | 691 | 605 | 3 | 102 | 239 | 368 | 354 | 358 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 23 | 39 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 489 | 699 | 388 | 191 | 41 | 75 | 130 | 273 | 485 | 485 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
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