Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 848 | 838 | 591 | 493 | 485 | 403 | 330 | 325 | 129 | 127 | 242 | 257 | 270 | 256 | 208 | 203 | 167 | 207 | 388 | 440 | 486 | 627 | 506 | 465 |
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 | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.61m | 2:20PM1.54m | 2:43AM1.72m | 3:12PM1.69m | 3:31AM1.81m | 3:58PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.36m | 8:23PM0.33m | 8:58AM0.23m | 9:16PM0.22m | 9:42AM0.12m | 10:02PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 6 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 848 | 838 | 591 | 493 | 485 | 403 | 330 | 325 | 66 | 56 | 242 | 257 | 270 | 256 | 208 | 203 | 167 | 207 | 388 | 440 | 486 | 495 | 506 | 465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 92 | 81 | 125 | 123 | 114 | 87 | 85 | 112 | 108 | 138 | 53 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | SE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | — | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 129 | 127 | 38 | 37 | 62 | 32 | 32 | — | 20 | 106 | 82 | — | 30 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | — | ESE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 279 | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | 627 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 75 | 23 | 0 | 76 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 415 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 0 |
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