Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 506 | 13 | 12 | 495 | 409 | 467 | 809 | 732 | 733 | 527 | 275 | 269 | 242 | 248 | 232 | 266 | 47 | 161 | 172 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:19PM1.50m | 1:37AM1.49m | 2:00PM1.70m | 2:15AM1.65m | 2:34PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.50m | 7:42AM0.37m | 8:12PM0.32m | 8:17AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 367 | 11 | 13 | 599 | 495 | 409 | 351 | 325 | 325 | 489 | 326 | 223 | 269 | 242 | 248 | 232 | 266 | 47 | 161 | 128 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 12 | — | SW 21 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | S 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 19 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 13 | 5 | 12 | — | 17 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 325 | 281 | 275 | 163 | 103 | 59 | 57 | 45 | 28 | 36 | 161 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 9 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 8 | S 19 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 64 | 39 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 506 | 650 | 1094 | 8 | 167 | 467 | 809 | 732 | 733 | 527 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 388 | 125 | 172 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 361 | 63 | 48 | 584 | 273 | 366 | 347 | 347 | 721 | 1323 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 75 | 634 | 764 | 83 | 83 | 26 |
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