
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 7 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 125 | 222 | 267 | 249 | 225 | 167 | 206 | 193 | 141 | 125 | 87 | 58 | 124 | 234 | 219 | 249 | 236 | 236 | 183 | 6 | 132 | 349 | 586 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.76m | 3:12PM1.92m | 3:22AM1.87m | 3:38PM2.02m | 3:50AM1.93m | 4:06PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.12m | 9:18PM0.10m | 9:25AM0.01m | 9:46PM0.01m | 9:52AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 |
78 | 62 | 222 | 267 | 249 | 225 | 167 | 94 | 84 | 73 | 47 | 33 | 58 | 56 | 234 | 143 | 100 | 236 | 236 | 183 | 34 | 132 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | S 13 | S 14 |
28 | 125 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 35 | 206 | 193 | 141 | 125 | 87 | 22 | 124 | 6 | 219 | 249 | 62 | 45 | 33 | 6 | 34 | 87 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
35 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 2 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 |
— | — | — | 1 | 26 | 61 | 94 | 142 | 157 | 120 | — | 1 | 45 | 70 | 192 | 261 | — | — | — | 2 | 75 | 116 | 349 | 586 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 764 | 83 | 67 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 40 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 130 | 931 | 76 | 817 | 135 |
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