Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 634 | 553 | 1056 | 1645 | 1182 | 890 | 848 | 955 | 909 | 828 | 686 | 785 | 779 | 454 | 783 | 1017 | 1667 | 1131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.62m | 3:45AM1.70m | 4:08PM1.72m | 4:14AM1.78m | 4:36PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.33m | 9:55AM0.20m | 10:07PM0.26m | 10:22AM0.12m | 10:37PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 181 | 170 | 49 | 1189 | 959 | 890 | 848 | 829 | 737 | 617 | 488 | 477 | 493 | 166 | 31 | 14 | 1106 | 1131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 52 | 51 | 112 | 65 | 45 | 106 | 102 | 99 | 100 | 42 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 161 | — | — | 136 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | 110 | 106 | 42 | — | — | — | 121 | 122 | 112 | 112 | 40 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 266 | 634 | 553 | 1056 | 1645 | 1182 | — | — | 955 | 909 | 828 | 686 | 785 | 779 | 454 | 783 | 1017 | 1667 | 644 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 981 | 726 | 721 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 366 | 366 | 485 | 485 | 318 | 299 |
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