Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1396 | 1459 | 1726 | 1968 | 2058 | 1604 | 1333 | 1922 | 2357 | 2338 | 2071 | 1712 | 1438 | 1140 | 1000 | 757 | 731 | 653 | 642 | 591 | 513 | 527 | 427 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:28AM1.71m | 5:55PM1.71m | 6:00AM1.68m | 6:28PM1.69m | 6:33AM1.62m | 7:05PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.31m | 11:39AM0.19m | 11:56PM0.33m | 12:11PM0.22m | 00:32AM0.37m | 12:45PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1396 | 1459 | 1726 | 1968 | 2058 | 1604 | 1333 | 1922 | 2357 | 2338 | 2071 | 1712 | 1438 | 1140 | 1000 | 757 | 731 | 653 | 642 | 591 | 513 | 527 | 427 | 340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 30 | 31 | 65 | 62 | 64 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | 71 | 101 | 98 | 95 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 410 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 41 |
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