Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 68 | 69 | 79 | 216 | 906 | 816 | 861 | 746 | 865 | 940 | 1551 | 2002 | 1976 | 1718 | 1468 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.35m | 9:44PM1.48m | 10:17AM1.28m | 11:10PM1.46m | 11:55AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.56m | 3:08PM0.51m | 4:12AM0.61m | 4:27PM0.57m | 5:42AM0.59m | 5:59PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | S 5 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 79 | 216 | 906 | 816 | 861 | 746 | 865 | 940 | 1551 | 2002 | 1976 | 1718 | 1468 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 68 | 69 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | — | 11 | 18 | 47 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 41 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 75 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 51 | 699 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 318 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
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