Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 837 | 1111 | 1373 | 1243 | 1131 | 1641 | 1552 | 1721 | 1202 | 1094 | 969 | 1202 | 1177 | 838 | 777 | 755 | 1102 | 889 | 1320 | 1161 | 2002 |
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 | 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 | 4:36PM1.81m | 4:42AM1.82m | 5:04PM1.86m | 5:10AM1.83m | 5:32PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.12m | 10:37PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.07m | 11:06PM0.18m | 11:17AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 24 | 28 | 138 | 1131 | 993 | 1016 | 1067 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 928 | 846 | 838 | 777 | 755 | 771 | 889 | 970 | 1161 | 2002 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 43 | — | — | — | 140 | 144 | 100 | 96 | — | — | 52 | 33 | 83 | 80 | 16 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 47 | 51 | 62 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 837 | 1111 | 1373 | 1243 | 674 | 1641 | 1552 | 1721 | 1202 | 1094 | 969 | 1202 | 1177 | 505 | 57 | 56 | 1102 | 93 | 1320 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 485 | 1286 | 485 | 318 | 135 | 128 | 81 | 81 | 962 | 981 | 981 | 81 | 81 | 41 | 48 | 23 | 219 | 219 | 299 | 79 | 0 |
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