Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 300 | 224 | 123 | 166 | 418 | 106 | 184 | 980 | 900 | 450 | 305 | 373 | 792 | 757 | 623 | 504 | 347 | 278 | 217 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.59m | 1:50AM1.56m | 2:06PM1.76m | 2:21AM1.70m | 2:36PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.41m | 7:50AM0.32m | 8:17PM0.24m | 8:21AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 284 | 300 | 224 | 123 | 166 | 199 | 106 | 184 | 557 | 569 | 450 | 305 | 184 | 792 | 757 | 623 | 504 | 347 | 278 | 217 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 106 | 80 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 45 | 47 | 119 | 42 | 22 | 136 | 373 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | S 12 | S 5 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 3 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 418 | 67 | 167 | 980 | 900 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 54 | 131 | 165 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 938 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 76 | 135 | 81 | 135 | 1298 | 981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 763 | 764 | 83 | 83 | 41 |
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