Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 127 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 91 | 134 | 167 | 167 | 172 | 188 | 402 | 1189 | 1125 | 735 | 289 | 268 | 208 | 173 | 176 | 223 | 282 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:24AM1.89m | 3:39PM2.06m | 3:57AM1.92m | 4:13PM2.04m | 4:31AM1.89m | 4:48PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:59AM-0.03m | 10:24PM-0.02m | 10:34AM0.01m | 10:59PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 95 | 97 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 73 | 134 | 167 | 167 | 172 | 188 | 8 | 10 | 953 | 735 | 289 | 268 | 208 | 146 | 176 | 223 | 282 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 79 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | 11 | 264 | 164 | 185 | 173 | 111 | 113 | 95 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 71 | 110 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 179 | 127 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 402 | 1189 | 1125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 48 | 55 | 76 | 2551 | 23 | 774 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 981 | 318 | 135 | 81 | 81 | 51 | 23 | 763 | 76 | 83 | 41 | 0 |
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