Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 256 | 198 | 140 | 109 | 83 | 81 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.70m | 6:29AM1.53m | 6:52PM1.49m | 7:20AM1.34m | 7:56PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.33m | 12:38PM0.42m | 1:09AM0.53m | 1:35PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 308 | 106 | 92 | 81 | 86 | 89 | 81 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 235 | 262 | 273 | 306 | 320 | 7 | 6 | 325 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 256 | 198 | 140 | 109 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 102 | 94 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 113 | 172 | 255 | 254 | 26 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 441 | 375 | 367 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 931 | 792 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 133 | 514 | 817 | 513 | 388 | 299 | 76 | 42 | 42 | 349 | 721 | 318 | 83 | 26 |
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