Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 66 | 91 | 68 | 65 | 92 | 89 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 49 | 49 | 66 | 87 | 127 | 112 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.37m | 8:48PM1.44m | 9:21AM1.23m | 10:32PM1.32m | 11:42AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.51m | 3:16AM0.65m | 3:39PM0.65m | 5:14AM0.70m | 5:52PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 123 | 96 | 72 | 92 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 25 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 48 | 24 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 99 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 28 | 87 | 127 | 48 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | S 18 | SSW 11 | SSE 6 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 43 | 68 | 64 | 92 | 89 | 57 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 5 | 56 | 25 | 6 | 112 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 34 | 57 | 52 | 92 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 67 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 817 | 130 | 76 | 54 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 299 | 299 | 347 | 79 |
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