Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 136 | 124 | 157 | 68 | 56 | 54 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 152 | 216 | 185 | 208 | 549 | 959 | 1436 | 1099 | 913 | 963 | 861 | 861 | 703 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.50m | 3:15AM1.60m | 3:38PM1.62m | 3:45AM1.70m | 4:08PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.42m | 9:05PM0.43m | 9:25AM0.30m | 9:37PM0.33m | 9:55AM0.20m | 10:07PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 39 | 27 | 83 | 73 | 77 | 152 | 216 | 185 | 181 | 170 | 157 | 919 | 826 | 662 | 689 | 673 | 631 | 576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 74 | 45 | 35 | 157 | 65 | 56 | 54 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 66 | 42 | 61 | 102 | 99 | 100 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 138 | 133 | 124 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 82 | 72 | 72 | 43 | 39 | 39 | — | — | 107 | 106 | 104 | — | — | — | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 111 | 136 | 106 | 63 | 68 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 58 | 131 | 80 | 64 | 85 | 208 | 549 | 959 | 1436 | 1099 | 913 | 963 | 861 | 861 | 703 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 23 | 699 | 23 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 82 | 49 | 128 | 76 | 318 | 76 | 299 | 81 | 128 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
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