Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 97 | 94 | 78 | 76 | 38 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.65m | 6:33AM1.54m | 6:53PM1.45m | 7:38AM1.38m | 8:06PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.33m | 12:41PM0.47m | 1:11AM0.50m | 1:51PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 138 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 97 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 38 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 141 | 121 | 83 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 34 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 | SW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | S 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 146 | 121 | 104 | 74 | 77 | 94 | 103 | 212 | 388 | 285 | 192 | 139 | 326 | 432 | — | 4 | 57 | 43 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 938 | 774 | 762 | 273 | 273 | 415 | 699 | 764 | 642 | 513 | 299 | 299 | 41 | 23 | 410 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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