Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 147 | 239 | 273 | 332 | 363 | 320 | 320 | 314 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 225 | 230 | 177 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.96m | 5:07AM1.82m | 5:24PM1.83m | 5:46AM1.70m | 6:04PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.12m | 11:36PM0.17m | 11:53AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 137 | 147 | 239 | 273 | 332 | 363 | 320 | 320 | 314 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 225 | 230 | 177 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | S 10 | S 21 | S 21 | E 7 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 68 | 53 | 45 | 41 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 9 | 39 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | S 22 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 20 | E 7 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 29 | 72 | 33 | 55 | 33 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 41 | 54 | — | 57 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 31 | 71 | 101 | 112 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 981 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 762 | 764 | 817 | 817 | 792 | 792 |
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