Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 132 | 249 | 317 | 291 | 607 | 593 | 546 | 417 | 412 | 329 | 1224 | 2065 | 2998 | 3110 | 2589 | 2016 | 1492 | 1099 | 918 | 796 | 503 | 495 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.54m | 2:58AM1.63m | 3:18PM1.70m | 3:25AM1.75m | 3:44PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.41m | 8:52PM0.41m | 9:06AM0.26m | 9:20PM0.28m | 9:31AM0.13m | 9:47PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 80 | 249 | 317 | 291 | 607 | 593 | 546 | 417 | 412 | 329 | 1224 | 2065 | 2998 | 3110 | 2589 | 2016 | 1492 | 1099 | 918 | 796 | 503 | 495 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 94 | 132 | 79 | 58 | 53 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 322 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 34 | — | — | — | 205 | 207 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 57 | 62 | 154 | 310 | 285 | 227 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 49 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 774 | 774 | 774 | 774 | 774 | 556 |
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