Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4AM is: 0.2m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 5 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 8 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 29 | 58 | 97 | 91 | 81 | 41 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 84 | 66 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 184 | 231 | 45 | 204 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:42AM1.90m | 4:01PM2.06m | 4:11AM1.94m | 4:30PM2.07m | 4:40AM1.93m | 4:57PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:15AM-0.07m | 10:36PM0.00m | 10:43AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 214 | 180 | 153 | 160 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 26 | 71 | 49 | 180 | 152 | 152 | 126 | 123 | 138 | 135 | 220 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 58 | 97 | 91 | 81 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 62 | 68 | 204 | 185 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 184 | 231 | 45 | 34 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 454 | 1 | 19 | 43 | 49 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 36 | 84 | 59 | 308 | 75 | 80 | 197 | 170 | 349 | 338 | 312 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 75 | 81 | 485 | 366 | 81 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 83 | 699 | 83 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 0 |
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