Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 84 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 76 | 78 | 68 | 66 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 3:33PM2.01m | 3:46AM1.89m | 3:59PM2.01m | 4:13AM1.89m | 4:25PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.03m | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:07PM0.02m | 10:14AM0.03m | 10:33PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 132 | 35 | 48 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 84 | 41 | 37 | 291 | 217 | 106 | 146 | 65 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 16 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 78 | 54 | 36 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 76 | 78 | 68 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 55 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 77 | 46 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 90 | 85 | 53 | 77 | 88 | 129 | 342 | 483 | 73 | 243 | 207 | 175 | 102 | 212 | 355 | 483 | 408 | 462 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 0 | 41 | 67 | 67 | 83 | 564 | 642 | 79 | 26 | 67 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 415 | 541 | 210 | 41 | 41 |
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