Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 412 | 322 | 1238 | 2065 | 2998 | 3404 | 3123 | 2437 | 1653 | 1231 | 1052 | 905 | 590 | 581 | 591 | 582 | 483 | 392 | 314 | 247 | 190 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:18PM1.70m | 3:25AM1.75m | 3:44PM1.84m | 3:51AM1.85m | 4:10PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.26m | 9:20PM0.28m | 9:31AM0.13m | 9:47PM0.17m | 9:57AM0.04m | 10:14PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 417 | 412 | 322 | 1238 | 2065 | 2998 | 3404 | 3123 | 2437 | 1653 | 1231 | 1052 | 905 | 590 | 581 | 591 | 582 | 483 | 392 | 314 | 247 | 190 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 14 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 203 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 35 | — | — | — | 277 | 207 | 137 | — | — | — | 20 | 84 | 83 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 20 | E 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 70 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 39 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 122 | 222 | 188 | 177 | 166 | 149 | 149 | 181 | 233 | 375 | 375 | 305 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 54 | 48 | 76 | 76 | 63 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 774 | 792 | 792 | 779 | 766 | 273 | 504 | 388 | 484 | 649 | 590 | 590 | 491 |
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