Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 813 | 848 | 829 | 880 | 660 | 691 | 567 | 856 | 660 | 643 | 1004 | 1473 | 1615 | 1499 | 1494 | 1373 | 898 | 921 | 878 | 1046 | 955 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | 4:08PM1.72m | 4:14AM1.78m | 4:36PM1.81m | 4:42AM1.82m | 5:04PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.20m | 10:07PM0.26m | 10:22AM0.12m | 10:37PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 813 | 848 | 829 | 764 | 660 | 505 | 436 | 528 | 161 | 198 | 43 | 1027 | 1070 | 993 | 898 | 898 | 898 | 58 | 32 | 840 | 759 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 62 | 102 | 99 | 100 | 121 | 55 | 61 | 55 | 40 | 40 | — | 136 | 136 | 97 | 100 | 96 | 91 | 55 | 52 | 33 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 106 | 209 | 198 | — | 206 | 122 | 112 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 146 | 47 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 880 | 101 | 691 | 567 | 856 | 660 | 643 | 1004 | 1473 | 1615 | 1499 | 1494 | 1373 | 249 | 921 | 878 | 1046 | 955 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 210 | 135 | 128 | 81 | 23 | 76 | 318 | 410 | 485 | 485 | 382 | 299 | 128 | 81 | 135 | 962 | 981 | 981 | 81 | 41 |
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