Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1404 | 1365 | 1263 | 885 | 878 | 794 | 866 | 836 | 671 | 627 | 702 | 668 | 861 | 809 | 1301 | 1473 | 898 | 1279 | 1461 | 971 | 971 | 767 | 865 | 574 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | off |
High Tide | 3:45AM1.70m | 4:08PM1.72m | 4:14AM1.78m | 4:36PM1.81m | 4:42AM1.82m | 5:04PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.20m | 10:07PM0.26m | 10:22AM0.12m | 10:37PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | ESE 8 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 823 | 992 | 882 | 885 | 878 | 794 | 764 | 660 | 505 | 436 | 477 | 161 | 40 | 150 | 878 | 971 | 898 | 808 | 858 | 59 | 55 | 61 | 626 | 574 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 49 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 102 | 99 | 100 | 121 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 40 | — | 39 | 138 | 140 | 146 | 100 | 63 | 55 | — | 51 | 47 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 110 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 209 | — | — | 89 | 122 | 112 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | 34 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1404 | 1365 | 1263 | — | — | — | 866 | 836 | 671 | 627 | 702 | 668 | 861 | 809 | 1301 | 1473 | 307 | 1279 | 1461 | 971 | 971 | 767 | 865 | 450 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 55 | 79 | 135 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 76 | 81 | 410 | 1286 | 485 | 318 | 128 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 962 | 971 | 981 | 23 | 0 |
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