Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 72 | 0 | 517 | 713 | 1412 | 1468 | 1366 | 1535 | 1998 | 1770 | 2046 | 1755 | 1291 | 1131 | 1027 | 919 | 805 | 625 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:53AM1.52m | 2:26PM1.56m | 2:44AM1.68m | 3:11PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.40m | 8:30PM0.36m | 8:55AM0.22m | 9:16PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 76 | 98 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 69 | 1502 | 1302 | 1118 | 868 | 751 | 719 | 671 | 625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 132 | 72 | 73 | 57 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | 37 | 23 | — | 5 | 18 | 38 | 65 | 146 | 82 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 24 | 37 | 146 | 146 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 31 | 203 | 517 | 713 | 1412 | 1468 | 1366 | 1535 | 1998 | 1770 | 2046 | 1755 | 1291 | 1131 | 1027 | 919 | 805 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 130 | 273 | 938 | 764 | 584 | 584 | 513 | 485 | 135 | 318 | 135 | 135 | 699 | 699 | 981 | 410 | 981 | 981 |
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