Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | N 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 71 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 349 | 349 | 374 | 398 | 378 | 541 | 435 | 323 | 287 | 319 | 903 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32AM1.78m | 5:47PM1.79m | 5:57AM1.65m | 6:11PM1.63m | 6:21AM1.50m | 6:34PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:36AM0.14m | 11:54PM0.24m | 12:02PM0.29m | 00:19AM0.39m | 12:27PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 536 | 445 | 404 | 421 | 521 | 533 | 449 | 405 | 378 | 394 | 402 | 349 | 349 | 294 | 250 | 250 | 332 | 292 | 214 | 96 | 196 | 287 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 3 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | 32 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 74 | 209 | 209 | 214 | 214 | 250 | 295 | 334 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 56 | 17 | 80 | 15 | 21 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 6 | ENE 9 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 641 | 71 | 1060 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 126 | 374 | 398 | 378 | 541 | 435 | 323 | 287 | 319 | 903 | 593 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 41 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 81 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 817 | 763 | 366 | 81 | 135 | 81 | 55 | 40 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
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