Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 489 | 348 | 283 | 238 | 203 | 169 | 135 | 108 | 108 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 113 | 103 | 302 | 386 | 278 | 127 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.23m | 1:04PM1.40m | 1:16AM1.40m | 1:36PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.77m | 6:39AM0.64m | 7:14PM0.59m | 7:18AM0.47m | 7:46PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 489 | 348 | 283 | 238 | 203 | 169 | 135 | 108 | 108 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 113 | 92 | 302 | 386 | 278 | 127 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 103 | 73 | 94 | 81 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 4 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 21 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 969 | 41 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 584 | 699 | 76 | 48 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 485 | 410 | 0 | 76 |
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