Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 893 | 609 | 483 | 383 | 304 | 224 | 164 | 164 | 126 | 123 | 119 | 90 | 88 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.64m | 2:35AM1.68m | 2:57PM1.84m | 3:10AM1.81m | 3:30PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.38m | 8:28PM0.33m | 8:42AM0.19m | 9:05PM0.17m | 9:14AM0.05m | 9:37PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 893 | 609 | 483 | 383 | 304 | 224 | 164 | 164 | 135 | 126 | 119 | 90 | 88 | 64 | 62 | 259 | 235 | 260 | 286 | 21 | 20 | 299 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | — | S 17 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 56 | 32 | 27 | 126 | 123 | 27 | — | 6 | — | 18 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 22 |
| kJ | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 36 | 65 | 94 | 225 | 226 | 180 | 157 | 223 | 3 | 131 | 200 | 366 | 338 | 320 | 428 | 384 | 349 | 505 | 343 | 346 | 392 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 299 | 556 | 762 | 774 | 774 | 762 | 273 | 83 | 273 | 556 | 634 | 774 | 590 | 299 | 41 | 273 | 273 | 83 | 699 | 699 | 42 | 26 |
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