Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 208 | 163 | 200 | 190 | 120 | 115 | 88 | 190 | 129 | 80 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 199 | 224 | 224 | 385 | 711 | 847 | 1146 | 827 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:52AM1.81m | 3:07PM2.01m | 3:24AM1.89m | 3:39PM2.06m | 3:57AM1.92m | 4:13PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.01m | 9:25AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:59AM-0.03m | 10:24PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 218 | 208 | 163 | 200 | 190 | 120 | 115 | 88 | 113 | 103 | 68 | 51 | 41 | 56 | 38 | 58 | 137 | 161 | 161 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 969 | 827 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 8 | 9 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | S 11 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 102 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 21 | 57 | 82 | 190 | 129 | 80 | 68 | — | 43 | 57 | — | 199 | 224 | 224 | 385 | 711 | 847 | 1146 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 410 | 76 | 130 | 76 | 76 | 23 | 0 | 76 | 779 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 366 | 219 | 135 | 128 |
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