Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 386 | 365 | 358 | 351 | 336 | 287 | 274 | 274 | 315 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 368 | 351 | 308 | 300 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:19AM1.18m | 10:50PM1.16m | 12:13PM1.28m | 00:45AM1.31m | 1:19PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.81m | 5:25AM0.74m | 6:36PM0.69m | 6:56AM0.56m | 7:34PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | S 13 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 334 | 386 | 365 | 358 | 351 | 336 | 287 | 274 | 274 | 315 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 368 | 351 | 308 | 300 | 11 | 13 | 575 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 30 | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | SSW 6 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 619 | 430 | 627 | 68 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 699 | 1286 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 584 | 130 |
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