Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 377 | 956 | 901 | 757 | 620 | 575 | 400 | 330 | 223 | 223 | 174 | 167 | 127 | 131 | 128 | 257 | 90 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:06PM1.76m | 2:21AM1.70m | 2:36PM1.91m | 2:52AM1.81m | 3:07PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.24m | 8:21AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.10m | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 512 | 377 | 956 | 901 | 757 | 620 | 575 | 400 | 330 | 223 | 223 | 174 | 167 | 60 | 131 | 103 | 172 | 107 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 138 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 59 | 46 | 53 | 127 | 4 | 128 | 15 | 90 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 824 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 64 | 83 | 104 | 89 | 149 | 146 | 64 | 229 | 257 | 49 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 41 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 67 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 485 | 699 | 76 | 410 | 297 |
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