Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). 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 (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 18 | ESE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 110 | 113 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 95 | 73 | 65 | 137 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.59m | 8:05AM1.37m | 8:48PM1.44m | 9:21AM1.23m | 10:32PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.51m | 2:17PM0.51m | 3:16AM0.65m | 3:39PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 136 | 110 | 113 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 72 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 43 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 92 | 25 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 61 | 57 | 99 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 68 | 61 | 137 | 58 | 57 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 65 | 96 | 82 | 74 | — | 51 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 33 | 47 | 95 | 73 | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 764 | 133 | 76 | 76 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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