Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 13 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 319 | 319 | 240 | 236 | 200 | 200 | 167 | 167 | 137 | 144 | 134 | 168 | 155 | 770 | 1915 | 1780 | 2543 | 2445 | 2401 | 1325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.25m | 9:34PM1.30m | 10:12AM1.14m | 11:14PM1.22m | 12:20PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.65m | 4:00AM0.75m | 4:21PM0.76m | 5:52AM0.76m | 6:20PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 20 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 319 | 319 | 319 | 240 | 103 | 68 | 200 | 167 | 167 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 168 | 108 | 99 | 1134 | 77 | 60 | 123 | 1639 | 976 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 213 | 203 | 189 | 130 | 236 | 200 | 60 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 144 | 130 | 108 | 109 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 163 | 43 | 175 | 301 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 8 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | — | — | 90 | 89 | 89 | 61 | 106 | 107 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | 62 | 117 | 187 | 128 | 109 | 98 | — | 3 | — | — | 12 | 155 | 770 | 1915 | 1780 | 2543 | 2445 | 2401 | 1325 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 642 | 415 | 299 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 210 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 714 | 584 | 584 | 699 | 485 | 485 | 81 | 79 |
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