Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 495 | 409 | 563 | 816 | 670 | 466 | 515 | 318 | 312 | 305 | 253 | 232 | 227 | 110 | 161 | 116 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.49m | 2:00PM1.70m | 2:15AM1.65m | 2:34PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.50m | 7:42AM0.37m | 8:12PM0.32m | 8:17AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 661 | 495 | 409 | 351 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 314 | 318 | 312 | 305 | 253 | 232 | 227 | 33 | 161 | 471 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 12 | — | SW 21 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | — | 17 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 318 | 134 | 135 | 86 | 61 | 44 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 110 | 64 | 116 | 113 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 650 | 865 | 30 | 173 | 563 | 816 | 670 | 466 | 515 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 388 | 187 | 314 | 238 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 938 | 584 | 273 | 485 | 366 | 347 | 1358 | 325 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 634 | 764 | 83 | 83 | 0 |
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