Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 267 | 249 | 225 | 167 | 206 | 148 | 141 | 125 | 87 | 58 | 124 | 234 | 219 | 249 | 236 | 232 | 487 | 142 | 212 | 503 | 600 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.92m | 3:22AM1.87m | 3:38PM2.02m | 3:50AM1.93m | 4:06PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.12m | 9:18PM0.10m | 9:25AM0.01m | 9:46PM0.01m | 9:52AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 267 | 249 | 225 | 167 | 101 | 89 | 73 | 43 | 32 | 58 | 58 | 234 | 147 | 106 | 236 | 232 | 24 | 142 | 134 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 22 | 22 | 206 | 148 | 141 | 125 | 87 | 46 | 124 | 6 | 219 | 249 | 51 | 35 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 35 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 2 | — | SW 4 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 78 | 101 | 170 | 162 | — | — | — | 31 | 165 | 233 | 251 | 2 | — | 10 | 487 | 101 | 212 | 503 | 600 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 642 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 81 | 485 | 210 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 75 | 76 | 938 | 931 | 817 | 764 |
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