Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 21 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 715 | 567 | 460 | 411 | 401 | 304 | 304 | 222 | 199 | 224 | 224 | 202 | 197 | 212 | 217 | 234 | 318 | 318 | 312 | 299 | 314 | 33 | 20 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:02AM1.89m | 4:25PM2.00m | 4:36AM1.93m | 4:59PM2.04m | 5:08AM1.91m | 5:31PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:31PM0.05m | 10:42AM-0.07m | 11:04PM0.06m | 11:13AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 715 | 567 | 460 | 411 | 401 | 304 | 304 | 184 | 199 | 224 | 224 | 202 | 197 | 212 | 217 | 234 | 318 | 318 | 312 | 299 | 314 | 355 | 487 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 58 | 84 | 84 | 55 | 69 | 47 | 150 | 96 | 186 | 103 | 56 | 55 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 93 | 149 | 222 | 124 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 33 | 20 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 931 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 779 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 |
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