Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 169 | 135 | 108 | 116 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 106 | 293 | 374 | 228 | 123 | 163 | 480 | 339 | 99 | 205 | 474 | 792 | 362 | 828 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:04PM1.40m | 1:16AM1.40m | 1:36PM1.59m | 1:50AM1.56m | 2:06PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.64m | 7:14PM0.59m | 7:18AM0.47m | 7:46PM0.41m | 7:50AM0.32m | 8:17PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 203 | 169 | 135 | 108 | 116 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 293 | 374 | 228 | 123 | 163 | 196 | 44 | 99 | 139 | 109 | 504 | 362 | 828 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 106 | 106 | 94 | 83 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 33 | 180 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 3 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 34 | 40 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 480 | 339 | 89 | 205 | 474 | 792 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 26 | 81 | 1344 | 75 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 584 | 318 | 23 | 0 | 76 | 135 | 81 | 135 | 1292 | 981 | 76 | 0 |
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