Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 8 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | E 6 | S 13 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 122 | 7 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 45 | 80 | 60 | 115 | 161 | 101 | 92 | 62 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.29m | 1:56PM1.40m | 2:01AM1.46m | 2:21PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.74m | 7:41AM0.59m | 7:58PM0.56m | 8:07AM0.42m | 8:25PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 140 | 122 | 115 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 120 | 116 | 60 | 135 | 50 | 51 | 112 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 7 | E 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 40 | 69 | 60 | 161 | 101 | 34 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 | S 16 | E 5 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 80 | 18 | 115 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 6 | NNE 5 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 135 | 98 | 24 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 931 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 41 | 83 | 83 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
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