Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 36 | 76 | 77 | 68 | 66 | 96 | 31 | 30 | 103 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 11 | 10 | 215 | 228 | 94 | 71 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:59PM2.01m | 4:13AM1.89m | 4:25PM1.96m | 4:39AM1.84m | 4:50PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.02m | 10:14AM0.03m | 10:33PM0.05m | 10:41AM0.09m | 10:58PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | ESE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 328 | 249 | 206 | 124 | 59 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 287 | 249 | 159 | 138 | 127 | 109 | 152 | 135 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | ESE 8 | S 14 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 36 | 76 | 77 | 59 | 66 | 96 | — | — | 103 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 115 | 16 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 68 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 16 | 30 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 478 | 43 | 192 | 245 | 216 | 121 | 181 | 302 | 470 | 392 | 443 | 152 | 47 | 16 | 122 | 215 | 228 | 94 | 162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 23 | 41 | 83 | 83 | 297 | 489 | 699 | 361 | 410 | 83 | 26 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
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