
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
163 | 160 | 120 | 115 | 88 | 207 | 156 | 100 | 64 | 57 | 56 | 43 | 115 | 112 | 134 | 140 | 161 | 824 | 1288 | 1245 | 848 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:07PM2.01m | 3:24AM1.89m | 3:39PM2.06m | 3:57AM1.92m | 4:13PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.01m | 9:25AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:59AM-0.03m | 10:24PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
163 | 160 | 120 | 115 | 88 | 116 | 85 | 67 | 51 | 57 | 43 | 43 | 115 | 112 | 134 | 140 | 161 | 38 | 25 | 1083 | 848 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | — |
33 | 23 | 25 | 42 | 28 | 60 | 84 | 64 | 57 | 16 | 56 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 36 | — | — | 16 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 40 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
— | 3 | 14 | 41 | 98 | 207 | 156 | 100 | 64 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 27 | 824 | 1288 | 1245 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 366 | 410 | 76 | 130 | 81 | 76 | 40 | 0 | 76 | 968 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1292 | 303 | 299 | 132 |
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