Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1731 | 1475 | 1159 | 1336 | 1006 | 846 | 798 | 631 | 511 | 428 | 403 | 343 | 334 | 315 | 280 | 270 | 256 | 244 | 57 | 92 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.29m | 7:18AM1.15m | 7:44PM1.11m | 11:45AM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.63m | 1:20AM0.72m | 1:30PM0.81m | 2:59AM0.88m | 6:07PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1299 | 1215 | 123 | 1150 | 1006 | 846 | 798 | 631 | 511 | 428 | 403 | 343 | 334 | 315 | 280 | 270 | 256 | 244 | 264 | 264 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | — | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | — | 43 | 18 | 17 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 92 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 19 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 44 | 45 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1731 | 1475 | 1159 | 1336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 343 | 428 | 331 | 291 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1298 | 1298 | 135 | 81 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 |
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