Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 26 | 40 | 52 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 186 | 236 | 224 | 211 | 188 | 181 | 116 | 107 | 118 | 67 | 70 | 112 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:30PM2.07m | 4:40AM1.93m | 4:57PM2.02m | 5:07AM1.87m | 5:23PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM-0.07m | 10:36PM0.00m | 10:43AM-0.05m | 11:03PM0.05m | 11:10AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 92 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 127 | 126 | 126 | 65 | 224 | 211 | 173 | 184 | 48 | 64 | 118 | 67 | 70 | 77 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 12 | S 9 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 9 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 26 | 40 | 18 | 74 | 76 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 236 | 49 | 35 | 188 | 49 | 116 | 107 | 67 | 25 | 2 | 112 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 6 | S 12 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | S 10 | E 9 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 20 | S 10 | S 19 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 186 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 49 | 181 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 9 | 27 | 185 | 34 | 30 | 206 | 51 | 184 | 126 | 158 | 242 | 257 | 187 | 238 | 280 | 529 | 746 | 765 | 616 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 838 | 931 | 83 | 83 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 971 | 937 | 774 | 774 | 762 | 699 | 642 | 491 | 356 |
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