Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | N 6 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 236 | 224 | 211 | 188 | 181 | 116 | 107 | 95 | 67 | 70 | 77 | 149 | 36 | 64 | 28 | 27 | 442 | 451 | 24 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:57PM2.02m | 5:07AM1.87m | 5:23PM1.92m | 5:32AM1.78m | 5:47PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM-0.05m | 11:03PM0.05m | 11:10AM0.03m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:36AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 17 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 126 | 67 | 49 | 211 | 136 | 140 | 66 | 29 | 95 | 67 | 70 | 77 | 69 | 36 | 607 | 455 | 412 | 442 | 451 | 486 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 9 | — | SSW 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 236 | 224 | 35 | 49 | 51 | 116 | 107 | 67 | 25 | 2 | — | 149 | — | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 10 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 9 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 186 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 188 | 181 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | N 6 | — | — | E 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 202 | 185 | 122 | 148 | 205 | 194 | 179 | 211 | 212 | 503 | 728 | 870 | 691 | 653 | 64 | — | — | 1 | 885 | 1027 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 699 | 937 | 774 | 774 | 762 | 762 | 634 | 564 | 303 | 303 | 183 | 41 | 23 | 83 | 40 | 83 | 26 | 26 |
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