Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 343 | 343 | 323 | 280 | 270 | 256 | 280 | 57 | 92 | 229 | 197 | 171 | 171 | 86 | 53 | 31 | 18 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:44PM1.11m | 11:45AM1.02m | 00:37AM1.11m | 1:26PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.88m | 6:07PM0.91m | 7:04AM0.77m | 7:28PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 365 | 343 | 343 | 323 | 280 | 270 | 256 | 11 | 57 | 264 | 229 | 197 | 171 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 92 | 127 | 159 | 142 | 92 | 86 | 53 | 31 | 18 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 280 | 309 | 338 | 359 | 309 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 48 |
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