Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 87 | 127 | 112 | 141 | 128 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 101 | 132 | 72 | 62 | 330 | 1064 | 1641 | 1738 | 1464 | 1424 | 1347 | 1149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:42AM1.20m | 00:37AM1.37m | 1:26PM1.35m | 1:53AM1.52m | 2:26PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.67m | 7:06AM0.59m | 7:31PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.40m | 8:30PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 71 | 48 | 112 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 106 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 42 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 10 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 87 | 127 | 54 | 110 | 35 | 29 | 42 | 65 | 101 | 132 | 72 | 62 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 52 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 58 | 104 | 141 | 128 | 116 | — | 1 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 105 | 330 | 1064 | 1641 | 1738 | 1464 | 1424 | 1347 | 1149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 299 | 299 | 191 | 79 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 584 | 75 | 485 | 297 | 938 | 584 | 584 | 485 | 485 | 410 | 135 | 135 |
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