
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | 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 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 48 | 60 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 68 | 68 | 77 | 157 | 329 | 617 | 590 | 577 | 613 | 797 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.55m | 8:56AM1.35m | 9:44PM1.48m | 10:17AM1.28m | 11:10PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.42m | 2:56AM0.56m | 3:08PM0.51m | 4:12AM0.61m | 4:27PM0.57m | 5:42AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | |
— | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | S 5 | S 16 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
34 | 48 | 60 | 59 | 55 | 30 | 18 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 77 | 31 | 329 | 617 | 590 | 577 | 613 | 797 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 15 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
48 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 68 | 33 | 21 | 157 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 3 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
10 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 68 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
75 | 25 | 45 | 139 | 95 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 11 | 20 | 47 | — | 7 | 15 | 44 | 27 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 79 | 0 | 135 | 76 | 41 | 23 | 49 | 485 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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