Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 15 | ENE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 45 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 27 | 110 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 167 | 4 | 4 | 131 | 35 | 63 | 71 | 112 | 229 | 326 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.98m | 5:41AM1.82m | 6:01PM1.89m | 6:12AM1.71m | 6:34PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM-0.01m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:47AM0.06m | 00:11AM0.19m | 12:19PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 138 | 138 | 141 | 147 | 147 | 141 | 110 | 130 | 132 | 129 | 116 | 4 | 72 | 106 | 75 | 78 | 107 | 120 | 103 | 82 | 65 | 326 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 45 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 35 | 63 | 71 | 112 | 229 | 65 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 71 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 22 | 27 | — | — | — | 2 | 143 | 135 | 167 | 135 | 80 | 131 | 286 | — | 5 | 9 | 12 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 361 | 26 | 41 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 75 | 485 | 48 | 0 | 26 |
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