Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- 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) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 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) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | ENE 5 | S 13 | NE 5 | S 13 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 5 | 10 | 203 | 181 | 218 | 384 | 233 | 70 | 39 | 27 | 25 | 41 | 29 | 83 | 30 | 79 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 10:41AM0.09m | 10:58PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:24PM0.23m | 11:34AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 163 | 114 | 104 | 112 | 118 | 135 | 203 | 114 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 189 | 189 | 157 | 153 | 148 | 109 | 27 | 177 | 142 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 4 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 55 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 138 | 135 | 70 | 39 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 28 | — | 27 | 40 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 9 | S 5 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | — | 14 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 81 | 41 | 122 | 203 | 181 | 218 | 384 | 233 | — | — | — | 6 | 41 | — | 83 | 230 | 79 | 316 | 207 | 161 | — | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 130 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 135 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 26 | 763 | 699 | 75 | 0 | 23 |
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