Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 19 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 465 | 425 | 442 | 404 | 396 | 315 | 250 | 296 | 216 | 181 | 157 | 154 | 139 | 136 | 110 | 113 | 27 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 123 | 94 | 93 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.65m | 7:07PM1.72m | 7:18AM1.53m | 7:49PM1.59m | 8:05AM1.37m | 8:48PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.28m | 12:49PM0.23m | 1:19AM0.38m | 1:27PM0.35m | 2:06AM0.51m | 2:17PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 465 | 425 | 442 | 404 | 396 | 315 | 250 | 296 | 216 | 181 | 157 | 154 | 139 | 136 | 110 | 113 | 147 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 123 | 115 | 69 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 4 | S 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 96 | 94 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 61 | 57 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 58 | — | 34 | 39 | 70 | 106 | 96 | — | 72 | 60 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 485 | 486 | 75 | 23 |
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