Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s 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 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 68 | 69 | 78 | 157 | 790 | 714 | 757 | 649 | 764 | 1160 | 1705 | 1976 | 1695 | 1468 | 1245 | 1048 | 1018 | 875 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.35m | 9:44PM1.48m | 10:17AM1.28m | 11:10PM1.46m | 11:55AM1.29m | 00:36AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.51m | 4:12AM0.61m | 4:27PM0.57m | 5:42AM0.59m | 5:59PM0.55m | 7:03AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 41 | 70 | 790 | 714 | 757 | 649 | 764 | 1160 | 1705 | 1976 | 1695 | 1468 | 1245 | 1048 | 1018 | 875 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 14 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 37 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 78 | 157 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 68 | 69 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 20 | 59 | 62 | 67 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 83 | 67 | 0 | 75 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 49 | 485 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 485 | 513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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