Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 6 | S 15 | S 5 | S 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 58 | 97 | 91 | 81 | 41 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 68 | 89 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:10AM1.81m | 3:30PM1.98m | 3:42AM1.90m | 4:01PM2.06m | 4:11AM1.94m | 4:30PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.05m | 9:37PM0.07m | 9:45AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:15AM-0.07m | 10:36PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 253 | 229 | 223 | 257 | 21 | 20 | 291 | 258 | 214 | 180 | 153 | 160 | 133 | 138 | 133 | 130 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 94 | 15 | 73 | 89 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 5 |
| kJ | 63 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 97 | 91 | 81 | 41 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 74 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | S 22 | S 21 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 415 | 349 | 301 | 150 | 264 | 307 | 346 | 417 | 477 | 1 | 33 | 94 | 104 | 67 | 38 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 22 | 33 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 67 | 388 | 699 | 485 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 75 | 162 | 318 | 76 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 83 | 1334 | 1594 | 1298 | 83 |
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