Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1042 | 893 | 609 | 483 | 389 | 304 | 224 | 164 | 164 | 126 | 123 | 119 | 90 | 88 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.50m | 2:21PM1.64m | 2:35AM1.68m | 2:57PM1.84m | 3:10AM1.81m | 3:30PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.38m | 8:28PM0.33m | 8:42AM0.19m | 9:05PM0.17m | 9:14AM0.05m | 9:37PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1042 | 893 | 609 | 483 | 389 | 304 | 224 | 164 | 157 | 126 | 123 | 119 | 90 | 88 | 63 | 62 | 259 | 235 | 247 | 266 | 21 | 20 | 299 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 17 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 17 | — | 56 | 32 | 164 | 126 | 6 | 27 | — | 6 | — | 18 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | S 21 |
| kJ | 46 | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 42 | 34 | 65 | 97 | 232 | 226 | 180 | 245 | 3 | 127 | 131 | 206 | 355 | 376 | 320 | 396 | 384 | 376 | 502 | 328 | 337 | 404 | 398 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 299 | 299 | 556 | 833 | 774 | 774 | 654 | 273 | 83 | 273 | 556 | 634 | 774 | 774 | 273 | 83 | 41 | 67 | 83 | 699 | 347 | 158 | 42 |
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