Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 97 | 64 | 41 | 140 | 140 | 137 | 166 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 84 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:50PM1.87m | 5:04AM1.76m | 5:15PM1.75m | 5:30AM1.64m | 5:40PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:24PM0.23m | 11:34AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 118 | 135 | 64 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 137 | 166 | 129 | 262 | 225 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 112 | 133 | 129 | 125 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 135 | 41 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 40 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | E 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 147 | 97 | 131 | 74 | 58 | — | — | 220 | 19 | 363 | 311 | 39 | 84 | 355 | 169 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 81 | 63 | 40 | 0 | 23 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 81 | 699 | 75 | 23 | 23 |
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