Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 5 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 468 | 316 | 537 | 388 | 410 | 183 | 155 | 412 | 585 | 932 | 635 | 503 | 336 | 260 | 187 | 160 | 116 | 116 | 96 | 96 | 205 | 0 | 356 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:33AM1.29m | 8:00PM1.27m | 8:20AM1.13m | 9:25PM1.12m | 12:05PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.64m | 2:22AM0.75m | 2:39PM0.81m | 4:42AM0.86m | 6:12PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 36 | 31 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 42 | 33 | 58 | 249 | 183 | 155 | 127 | 585 | 932 | 635 | 503 | 336 | 260 | 187 | 160 | 116 | 116 | 46 | 47 | 69 | 49 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 15 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | S 14 | S 10 | S 15 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 67 | 10 | 22 | 58 | 60 | 129 | 412 | 103 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 96 | 47 | 205 | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 40 | 10 | 10 | 96 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 468 | 316 | 537 | 388 | 410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 44 | 4 | — | 1 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 83 | 135 | 135 | 356 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 297 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 76 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 83 | 0 | 938 | 931 | 762 |
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