Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 101 | 132 | 72 | 66 | 146 | 791 | 1315 | 2110 | 1695 | 1879 | 1750 | 1787 | 1474 | 1288 | 1000 | 836 | 614 | 534 | 759 | 1121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.37m | 1:26PM1.35m | 1:53AM1.52m | 2:26PM1.56m | 2:44AM1.68m | 3:11PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.59m | 7:31PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.40m | 8:30PM0.36m | 8:55AM0.22m | 9:16PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 60 | 35 | 106 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 44 | 1377 | 1176 | 955 | 808 | 634 | 60 | 146 | 632 | 815 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | S 14 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 29 | 42 | 65 | 101 | 132 | 72 | 66 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 49 | 153 | 42 | 146 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 66 | 63 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 103 | 22 | 39 | 115 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 128 | 116 | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 146 | 791 | 1315 | 2110 | 1695 | 1879 | 1750 | 1787 | 1474 | 1288 | 1000 | 836 | 614 | 534 | 759 | 1121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 584 | 76 | 130 | 273 | 817 | 584 | 513 | 485 | 485 | 347 | 135 | 132 | 135 | 135 | 366 | 981 | 699 | 1314 | 981 | 981 |
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