Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 986 | 865 | 824 | 377 | 956 | 901 | 757 | 620 | 501 | 400 | 330 | 259 | 177 | 174 | 160 | 127 | 125 | 151 | 251 | 85 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:06PM1.76m | 2:21AM1.70m | 2:36PM1.91m | 2:52AM1.81m | 3:07PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.24m | 8:21AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.10m | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 557 | 557 | 512 | 377 | 956 | 901 | 757 | 620 | 501 | 400 | 330 | 259 | 82 | 174 | 68 | 75 | 62 | 71 | 101 | 85 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 41 | 30 | 138 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 177 | 55 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 986 | 865 | 824 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 31 | 37 | 106 | 117 | 143 | 124 | 160 | 157 | 120 | 151 | 251 | 135 | 262 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 764 | 76 | 971 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 485 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 26 | 699 | 75 | 273 | 484 |
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