Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 5 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 101 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 11 | 10 | 157 | 181 | 192 | 325 | 206 | 126 | 28 | 47 | 42 | 39 | 29 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.96m | 4:39AM1.84m | 4:50PM1.87m | 5:04AM1.76m | 5:15PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.05m | 10:41AM0.09m | 10:58PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 291 | 222 | 163 | 114 | 127 | 109 | 115 | 135 | 166 | 113 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 230 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | E 4 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 101 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 135 | 135 | 68 | 27 | 18 | 42 | 14 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | ENE 10 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 6 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 31 | — | 14 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 422 | 352 | 432 | 344 | 5 | 15 | 74 | 157 | 181 | 192 | 325 | 206 | 126 | — | — | 6 | 39 | 313 | 269 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 400 | 299 | 158 | 26 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 699 | 83 | 23 | 41 |
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