Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3096 | 2437 | 1855 | 1371 | 1052 | 905 | 683 | 581 | 683 | 582 | 483 | 402 | 324 | 243 | 190 | 235 | 187 | 141 | 146 | 101 | 155 | 152 | 113 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:25AM1.75m | 3:44PM1.84m | 3:51AM1.85m | 4:10PM1.94m | 4:17AM1.90m | 4:36PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.13m | 9:47PM0.17m | 9:57AM0.04m | 10:14PM0.09m | 10:22AM-0.02m | 10:41PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3096 | 2437 | 1855 | 1371 | 1052 | 905 | 683 | 581 | 683 | 582 | 483 | 402 | 324 | 243 | 190 | 235 | 187 | 141 | 146 | 101 | 155 | 152 | 113 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | 207 | 137 | — | — | — | 20 | 51 | 83 | 51 | 119 | 113 | 74 | 98 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 37 | 91 | 154 | 156 | 142 | 127 | 127 | 114 | 154 | 237 | 302 | 330 | 258 | 229 | 203 | 203 | 236 | 305 | 494 | 588 | 488 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 792 | 774 | 779 | 792 | 634 | 273 | 273 | 491 | 513 | 484 | 642 | 556 | 491 | 303 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 513 | 556 | 590 | 484 | 299 |
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