Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | S 15 | E 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 42 | 40 | 180 | 200 | 247 | 176 | 62 | 48 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 38 | 24 | 184 | 180 | 166 | 8 | 4 | 104 | 150 | 16 |
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-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.02m | 5:12AM1.90m | 5:31PM1.98m | 5:41AM1.82m | 6:01PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM-0.04m | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:47AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 319 | 264 | 235 | 221 | 188 | 153 | 100 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 141 | 147 | 147 | 141 | 169 | 184 | 180 | 166 | 144 | 4 | 35 | 123 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 180 | 173 | 62 | 48 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 | S 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 45 | 113 | 180 | 200 | 247 | 176 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 165 | 104 | 150 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 130 | 162 | 485 | 76 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 347 | 128 | 81 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 318 | 49 | 0 | 41 |
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