Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 279 | 816 | 723 | 298 | 239 | 196 | 172 | 149 | 134 | 137 | 113 | 207 | 273 | 332 | 339 | 320 | 314 | 314 | 275 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:13PM2.04m | 4:31AM1.89m | 4:48PM1.96m | 5:07AM1.82m | 5:24PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM-0.03m | 10:24PM-0.02m | 10:34AM0.01m | 10:59PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 138 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 276 | 239 | 196 | 172 | 149 | 134 | 137 | 113 | 207 | 273 | 332 | 339 | 320 | 314 | 314 | 275 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | S 21 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 57 | 5 | — | — | — | 204 | 142 | 127 | 102 | 91 | 66 | 70 | 66 | 48 | 45 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 83 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 279 | 816 | 723 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 51 | 16 | 41 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 410 | 318 | 299 | 128 | 128 | 23 | 0 | 634 | 764 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 969 | 26 | 26 |
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