Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 658 | 716 | 704 | 731 | 744 | 847 | 861 | 1030 | 1064 | 1000 | 893 | 878 | 635 | 635 | 514 | 514 | 505 | 448 | 407 | 396 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.71m | 7:19AM1.52m | 7:52PM1.57m | 7:58AM1.39m | 8:34PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.21m | 1:20AM0.42m | 1:27PM0.35m | 2:00AM0.54m | 2:07PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 658 | 716 | 704 | 731 | 744 | 847 | 861 | 1030 | 1064 | 1000 | 893 | 878 | 635 | 635 | 514 | 514 | 505 | 448 | 407 | 396 | 349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 9 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 113 | 65 | 56 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 52 | 86 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | S 13 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 90 | 4 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 219 | 81 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 41 |
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