Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 585 | 932 | 631 | 503 | 411 | 324 | 190 | 163 | 118 | 152 | 96 | 97 | 210 | 0 | 628 | 1232 | 2402 | 1916 | 1409 | 1556 | 625 | 474 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.13m | 9:25PM1.12m | 12:05PM1.05m | 00:57AM1.16m | 1:47PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.75m | 2:39PM0.81m | 4:42AM0.86m | 6:12PM0.87m | 7:29AM0.74m | 7:45PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 37 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 127 | 585 | 932 | 631 | 503 | 411 | 324 | 190 | 163 | 118 | 152 | 66 | 25 | 49 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 1545 | 1252 | 930 | 771 | 625 | 474 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 10 | S 15 | — | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 412 | 103 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 96 | 47 | 210 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | S 15 | — | E 8 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 40 | — | 10 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 11 | 55 | 107 | 194 | 628 | 1232 | 2402 | 1916 | 1409 | 1556 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 0 | 75 | 485 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 83 | 0 | 26 | 584 | 513 | 584 | 366 | 318 | 485 | 763 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
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