Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (02 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 1403 | 1725 | 1396 | 1483 | 1879 | 2416 | 2267 | 1604 | 1333 | 1701 | 2544 | 2553 | 2303 | 1844 | 1438 | 1272 | 1033 | 902 | 784 | 770 | 665 | 591 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.70m | 5:28AM1.71m | 5:55PM1.71m | 6:00AM1.68m | 6:28PM1.69m | 6:33AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.31m | 11:39AM0.19m | 11:56PM0.33m | 12:11PM0.22m | 00:32AM0.37m | 12:45PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 345 | 1403 | 1725 | 1396 | 1483 | 1879 | 2416 | 2267 | 1604 | 1333 | 1701 | 2544 | 2553 | 2303 | 1844 | 1438 | 1272 | 1033 | 902 | 784 | 770 | 665 | 591 | 581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 198 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 22 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 7 | E 15 | ENE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 49 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | 71 | 98 | 98 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 478 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 135 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 |
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