Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 424 | 424 | 377 | 377 | 359 | 367 | 451 | 12 | 12 | 506 | 360 | 453 | 809 | 1014 | 489 | 323 | 345 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.31m | 1:19PM1.50m | 1:37AM1.49m | 2:00PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.69m | 6:56AM0.56m | 7:34PM0.50m | 7:42AM0.37m | 8:12PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | S 13 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 377 | 424 | 424 | 377 | 377 | 359 | 367 | 11 | 12 | 588 | 506 | 360 | 343 | 318 | 670 | 318 | 318 | 223 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 12 | SE 7 | SW 21 | — | S 19 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 10 | S 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 17 | — | 7 | 325 | 6 | 5 | 312 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | — | SSE 7 | S 22 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 20 | S 16 | S 19 |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 2 | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 451 | 601 | 810 | 7 | 163 | 453 | 809 | 1014 | 489 | 323 | 345 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 42 | 26 | 75 | 273 | 485 | 366 | 81 | 361 | 135 | 63 | 0 |
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